Overview
- The suspect, Ram Singh, a retired railway employee with two wives, is accused of murdering Preeti, 32, with whom he was in a live-in relationship.
- Investigators say the killing occurred around January 8 and the body was allegedly burned using wood and coal, with ashes suspected to have been dumped in a river.
- The trunk was moved toward the home of the suspect’s second wife using a hired loader paid Rs 400, and a leak and foul smell prompted the driver to alert police.
- Police and forensic teams opened the trunk and recovered charred bone fragments and coal-like material, and samples were sent for examination.
- Two people, including the suspect’s son, are in custody for questioning as multiple teams search for the absconding accused, and a stove was found at the victim’s rented room that police suspect was used in burning.