Overview

• Toopran and Medak police arrested Syed Afsar, 34, and P Santosh, 39, on July 24, two days after the body of Mohammed Sabil was discovered.
• Authorities allege the suspects lured Sabil to Makhdumpur village off the Toopran–Narsapur road and killed him by repeatedly striking his head with a boulder.
• The incident stemmed from Sabil’s alleged elopement on June 30 with Afsar’s minor cousin and his threats to publish their photographs online.
• A Panchayat Secretary’s tip led investigators to the body’s location and prompted the registration of a homicide case.
• Police have charged the suspects with murder and continue probing how tensions over photographs and underage marriage laws escalated into violence.