Overview

• Police at Mahanagar station charged Additional Superintendent of Police Mukesh Pratap Singh and four family members under sections for murder, assault and cruelty following a complaint by the victim’s brother, Pramod Kumar.
• Investigators reclassified the case as alleged premeditated homicide after originally treating Nitesh Pramod’s July 30 death by hanging as suicide.
• The post-mortem report confirmed hanging as the cause of death and noted the absence of any suicide note at the Reserve Police Lines residence.
• CCTV footage from the fully camera-equipped government residence has been obtained and is being reviewed for evidence of foul play.
• No arrests have been made yet as police continue to question suspects and analyze forensic and video materials.