Overview
- The bodies of 19-year-old Vishal Ahirwar and 18-year-old Kumari Sahodar were found separately in Gudha village on August 7 and near the Dada Maharaj platform in Chandrapura on August 9.
- Police allege that Arvind Ahirwar enlisted friend Prakash Prajapati to lure Vishal with a fake job offer before strangling him and later shaving and strangling his sister after Raksha Bandhan.
- Investigators are examining an alleged honour-killing motive fueled by caste and community opposition to the couple’s inter-community relationship.
- Separate FIRs have been filed at Lahchura and Garotha police stations, including a complaint by Vishal’s father, Halkeram, and both men have been formally charged with murder.
- Multiple police teams are conducting post-mortems, collecting forensic evidence, and reviewing call records and CCTV footage as the case proceeds to court.