Overview
- Noida police arrested bus driver Monu Solanki, also known as Monu Singh, after identifying the victim as Preeti Yadav, a separated mother living in Baraula with two children.
- Investigators say Solanki killed Preeti inside his bus with a sharp-edged tool, severed her head and hands to thwart identification, dumped the torso in a Noida drain, and disposed of other parts in Ghaziabad.
- Forensic tests detected human blood on the seized bus mat and the alleged weapon, with police also recovering clothing, additional remains, and the bus itself.
- Police cite Solanki’s statement describing pressure to marry, money disputes over about ₹2 lakh, and threats involving his family as the motive for the killing.
- The case was traced through extensive CCTV and vehicle checks that flagged a white-and-blue bus driving near the scene with headlights off; an FIR under BNS Sections 103(1) and 238 was filed at Sector 39, and the accused is in judicial custody.