Overview

• Sharan Singh was arrested in Prayagraj’s Kareli area after police linked him to the case of 17-year-old Piyush, who was reported missing when he did not return from school.
• Officers recovered a torso from a drain in the Naini industrial area and later found the head in Saidpur Kachhar, which enabled identification of the victim.
• A local woman reported seeing a man dump a bundle from a scooter, and police say CCTV footage showed a torso on a scooter wrapped in red cloth, leading them to Singh.
• According to police, Singh admitted to dismembering the body, said he wrapped the torso in a sari, and described dumping parts at different sites.
• Investigators say Singh told them he acted on a tantrik’s advice following the earlier suicides of his son and daughter, and police are now trying to locate the alleged adviser while forensics continue.