Overview

• Bhagyashree Namdev Dhanuk, 35, was found dead in her Navara home after reportedly refusing Sheikh Raees’s demands to convert to Islam and marry him
• Sheikh Raees, 42, was arrested within hours and charged under sections of murder and the Atrocity Act
• SDM Bhagirath Vakhala confirmed that authorities have marked and seized Raees’s illegally acquired properties as part of administrative action
• Local protests, led by family members and Hindu groups, have branded the killing a case of “love jihad” and accused police of negligence for releasing the suspect after an earlier complaint
• Officials say they are reviewing the prior handling of the victim’s complaint and exploring additional charges as protesters press for a death sentence