Overview
- Authorities named village residents Paras Som and Sunil Kumar as the key suspects, who remain absconding after fleeing with the young woman.
- Investigators registered a case for murder and abduction under the new BNS, alongside sections of the SC/ST Act, and sent teams to hunt leads in Haryana and Delhi.
- Heavy deployment, including Rapid Action Force units, secured Kapsad as entry routes were restricted to prevent unrest following the killing.
- The administration released Rs 10 lakh in compensation and pledged Rs 12 lakh more before the chargesheet, with security promised to the family and an arms licence under consideration.
- Protests and political visits followed; the family consented to cremation after negotiations, and several relatives of the accused were detained for questioning.