Overview

• Raipur police recovered the body of Mohammad Saddam from a lodge in the Ganj police station area after a tip relayed by Bilaspur police.
• The 16-year-old, described by police as a child in conflict with the law, allegedly confessed to her mother in Bilaspur before being taken to Koni police station.
• Police say the incident followed disputes over her three‑month pregnancy and alleged pressure from Saddam to terminate it, including a prior knife threat outside the lodge.
• Investigators report she used the same knife while he slept, locked the room from outside, took his mobile phone, and discarded the key near nearby railway tracks before leaving for Bilaspur.
• A case has been registered, the minor is being interrogated under juvenile procedures, and officers are working to contact the victim’s family in Bihar while reviewing forensic evidence.