Overview
- Senior officers said Ram Singh Parihar has been taken into custody, with his second wife and son arrested for allegedly helping destroy evidence.
- The case surfaced when loader driver Jaysingh Pal reported a heavy, foul-smelling blue trunk; police opened it and found charred bone fragments and ash, which were sent for forensic testing.
- Investigators say the killing occurred around January 8 in a rented house in the Sipri Bazar area, where a stove, wood and coal consistent with burning were recovered.
- Police allege ashes were dumped in a nearby river and the trunk was moved toward the second wife's home using a hired loader; the driver will receive a commendation and a cash reward.
- A murder case has been registered on a complaint by the victim’s former husband, and DNA examination is underway to conclusively identify the remains.