Overview
- Moumita Nadab was taken into custody on June 2 after admitting to killing her nephew, Saddam Nadab, who had been reported missing since May 18.
- Police recovered Saddam’s dismembered remains encased in cement under the stairs at her father’s home in Tapan, South Dinajpur district.
- Investigators say the primary motive appears to be a dispute over several lakhs of rupees combined with alleged blackmail using explicit photographs.
- In Basanti, South 24 Parganas, Bimal Mondal surrendered on May 31 and was arrested for allegedly beheading his sister-in-law during a feud over mango cultivation.
- West Bengal Police have questioned Moumita’s husband, Rehman Nadab, and are probing possible accomplices as the investigation continues.