Overview

• Jhansi police arrested former pradhan Sanjay Patel and his nephew Sandeep Patel, while associate Pradeep Ahirwar remains on the run with a ₹25,000 reward for information.
• Body parts were first found on August 13 in sacks in a Kishorpura well, the hands were recovered after the well was drained on August 17, and the head was later located in the Lakheri river.
• Investigators formed eight teams, questioned more than 100 villagers, reviewed footage from over 200 CCTV cameras, and conducted forensic sampling at disposal sites.
• Thousands of posters led to the identification of the victim as 35-year-old widow Rachna Yadav from Tikamgarh after her brother recognised her photograph.
• Police say the killing followed repeated demands for marriage directed at the already-married former village head, with the body allegedly dismembered to hinder identification and recovery.