Overview

• The victim, 60-year-old Bhaiyalal Rajak, was found on August 31 in a Sakaria village well by his second wife, Guddi Bai.
• Police say the body was wrapped in sacks and blankets, tied with ropes and sarees, and the victim’s mobile phone was recovered from the well.
• Investigators allege property dealer Narayan Das Kushwaha, known as Lallu, and labourer Dheeraj Kol killed Rajak with an iron rod at his under-construction home on August 30.
• A postmortem concluded that severe head injuries caused the death, according to police.
• Kotwali police arrested Munni alias Vimla Rajak, Lallu, and Dheeraj within about 36 hours, and all three remain in custody as the investigation continues.