Overview
- APMC police have booked 11 suspects and arrested four in the fatal stabbing of Amit Yadav in Kopri village, with efforts underway to trace the remaining seven.
- The attack occurred around 11:30 pm near the Sai Baba/Ayappa temple area, where assailants arrived on multiple motorcycles and used sharp weapons before fleeing.
- Investigators say the killing followed an earlier confrontation the same evening in Bonkode and stemmed from a December 26 altercation during a trip to Ajmer Sharif.
- Police have named Sohel Sheikh, Ajay Nirmal and Wasim Raen among those who allegedly stabbed Yadav, while others surrounded and assaulted him.
- A murder case has been registered under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, and local inputs helped lead officers to the initial suspects, with the arrested to be produced in court.