Overview
- Doctors declared 27-year-old Khushboo Ahirwar dead after she was brought to a private hospital on Indore Road, and staff alerted police.
- A post-mortem under magisterial supervision has been conducted in Bhopal, with investigators awaiting the report to establish cause and manner of death.
- Police are questioning the live-in partner, Qasim, according to the latest reports, though earlier accounts said he fled and was untraceable after leaving her at the hospital.
- The family alleges assault and murder, citing visible bruising and injuries, while police say determinations on injuries and any sexual violence depend on the forensic findings and note no evidence yet of forced conversion.
- One outlet reports police have noted no visible external injuries and are examining a possible pregnancy-related complication, a point that remains unconfirmed until the autopsy results are finalized.