Overview
- A three-doctor post-mortem panel determined that Kanchan Kumari died of asphyxia due to strangulation and found suspicious marks near her thighs but no proof of sexual assault.
- Bathinda Police have arrested two alleged accomplices, Jaspreet Singh and Nimratjit Singh, and issued a lookout notice for the alleged mastermind, Amritpal Singh Mehron.
- Officials have opened formal extradition proceedings with UAE authorities after Mehron flew to Dubai hours after the June 9 killing.
- Giani Malkit Singh, the head granthi of the Akal Takht, defended the killing as justified moral policing, drawing rebukes from activists and moderate Sikh figures.
- Flex-boards praising Mehron as a community “protector” have appeared in Ludhiana, prompting calls for enforcement of public display and printing regulations.