Overview

• The accused, identified as Nishu, was shot in the legs and arrested after he opened fire on officers during a late-night checking drive near Kalyanpur on September 26.
• Police recovered a scooter believed to have been used in the crime, a country-made pistol and cartridges from the suspect.
• The 22-year-old teacher suffered 20–30% burns when acid was thrown on her near Dehpa village on September 23 and she is being treated at AIIMS, Delhi in critical condition.
• Investigators say Nishu had harassed the victim for months and targeted her in connection with her engagement to an Army soldier.
• A woman identified as Jahanvi, also known as Archana, was arrested for allegedly manipulating and instigating the attack through fake online identities, and both suspects are in judicial custody.