Overview

• Police arrested 58-year-old Sharan Singh on Wednesday night after CCTV footage showed him transporting a large bundle on a scooter and investigators traced the vehicle’s registration.
• Authorities say Singh confessed to killing his 17-year-old grandnephew and led them to recover remaining body parts, with seized tools including a hacksaw, hammer, and blade displayed at a briefing.
• The victim, Piyush—also known as Yash—was reported missing on August 26; his torso was found in a Naini drain and his head was recovered in Saidpur Kachhar, enabling identification.
• Investigators report that Singh sought an occult practitioner after the suicides of his son and daughter in 2023 and 2024 and was allegedly advised to carry out a ‘sacrifice’ involving a youth of similar age.
• The probe remains active with forensic work under way and a search ongoing for the unidentified tantrik suspected of advising the killing.