Overview
- Police have named village residents Paras Som and Sunil Kumar as prime suspects, with preliminary inquiries indicating the younger woman knew at least one of them.
- An FIR has been filed under BNS provisions for murder and abduction along with sections of the SC/ST Act, and several relatives of the accused have been detained for questioning.
- Search operations have expanded beyond Meerut, with teams dispatched based on leads to neighboring areas including parts of Haryana and Delhi.
- Authorities sealed entry routes to Kapsad and deployed heavy police and a Rapid Action Force company following protests and visits by political leaders and activists.
- The administration announced Rs 10 lakh in immediate assistance with an additional Rs 12 lakh promised by the time the chargesheet is filed, as the mother’s cremation proceeded under heavy security.