Overview

• The Howrah Police arrested Aryan Khan and his mother, Shweta Khan, on June 11 after a five-day hunt that began when the victim escaped on June 7.
• Investigators also detained the duo’s minor daughter, Zoya Khan, under juvenile justice provisions to question her alleged involvement in the confinement.
• Forensic teams retrieved a tuft of hair from a nearby garbage dump, and authorities are conducting DNA tests to corroborate the survivor’s account of torture.
• The National Commission for Women has ordered free medical care and psychological counselling for the victim and sought a report from the West Bengal police on remedial action.
• The BJP has alleged that the accused maintained close ties with senior Trinamool Congress leaders, prompting an expanded probe into political links.