Overview

• Sushmita Dev and her cousin Rahul Dev were detained on July 19 following inquest findings and digital evidence linking them to Karan Dev’s death
• A post-mortem at Deen Dayal Upadhyay Hospital ruled electrocution as the cause of death and detected sleeping pills in the victim’s stomach
• Karan’s brother submitted WhatsApp and Instagram chat screenshots outlining a step-by-step plan to drug and electroshock him
• Delhi Police registered murder and criminal conspiracy charges under Sections 103 and 61 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita as both suspects remain in custody
• Forensic teams are conducting toxicology and viscera analyses while interrogations continue to uncover any further motives and corroborate the digital evidence