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Police Arrest Eight in Guna ‘Cake-Knife’ Killing

Investigators say the group planned a revenge attack over alleged harassment of the main accused’s sister using a knife first used to cut her birthday cake.

Overview

  • Police said all eight suspects were identified through CCTV and other technical intelligence and have been taken into custody.
  • The main accused has been named as Abhishek Tinga, who allegedly acted with seven associates.
  • Officials said the group ordered five knives online and tracked the victim’s movements before confronting him.
  • According to police, the victim, Anil, was surrounded and stabbed while drinking in the locality, and the sister’s cake knife was used in the attack.
  • Authorities say forensic and technical analyses are ongoing as they examine the planning, motive and recovered materials.