Overview

• On July 10 at Ambedkar Maidan in Bhopal, an argument over an interfaith couple led Faizan Baig to stab Sanjay More, who succumbed to his injuries at AIIMS Bhopal two days later.
• Govindpura police registered a murder case under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and arrested Baig on charges of homicide.
• Authorities have ruled out any ‘love jihad’ angle, noting that both the suspect and the Hindu woman involved are adults.
• Baig claims he acted in self-defense, alleging he disarmed More before the fatal stabbing.
• Two other youths injured in the attack remain hospitalized as police continue to investigate all parties’ roles.