Overview

• West Bengal police arrested Deshraj Singh near Nautanwa in Uttar Pradesh’s Maharajganj district as he allegedly tried to cross into Nepal, and brought him to Krishnanagar on transit remand.
• Kuldeep Singh, the accused’s maternal uncle, was earlier arrested in Jamnagar for allegedly aiding the escape and tampering with evidence, and his interrogation provided the breakthrough.
• Investigators say the victim, Ishita Mallick, had ended a relationship with the accused months earlier, and she had faced threats and a purported suicide‑attempt video before the killing.
• Police allege the accused procured fake papers, including an Aadhaar card and a counterfeit Border Security Force ID, to conceal his identity and seek refuge in Nepal.
• An initial post‑mortem found three gunshot wounds to the head and recovered a bullet, as police continue questioning relatives, pursue multi‑state leads, and target filing a chargesheet within 45 days.