Overview
- Police arrested Amit Sehgal, 51, and Partho Sheel, 45, after questioning in connection with Mishra’s death, according to PTI.
- An FIR filed at Rajpur police station late on December 16 cites Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita sections including 103 (murder), 304, 333, and 352.
- The complaint by Mishra’s brother alleges a group forced entry around 10 pm on December 15 and kicked and punched Mishra in the chest and stomach.
- Family accounts say the assailants took the phones of Mishra and his wife, removing a video she had recorded of the altercation.
- Police say the first post-mortem did not establish a cause of death, the family has requested a second examination, and the chief minister has ordered an impartial inquiry.