Overview
- On July 20, Lucknow police arrested Sonu Kashyap, Sunny Kashyap, Salamu, Ranjeet Kumar and Rehmat Ali in connection with the May 22 abduction and beating of 22-year-old coconut water seller Manoj Kumar.
- Investigators invoked sections 105(3) and 61(2) of the newly implemented Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, charging the suspects with culpable homicide not amounting to murder as well as criminal conspiracy.
- Officers recovered the iron rod used to bludgeon the victim and the motorcycle believed to have served as the assailants’ getaway vehicle.
- Authorities traced the accused by linking CCTV footage of an orange T-shirt to a celebratory social media party held after the killing, marking a breakthrough in the blind murder probe.
- Police continue to compile forensic reports and witness statements as they prepare the case for forthcoming court proceedings.