Overview

• Raees Ahmed and his wife Sitara were taken into custody on August 10 after confessing to the brutal attack on Anish at their home in Sambhal.
• Investigators say the couple used screwdrivers and pliers to break the victim’s limbs and knock out his teeth before he succumbed to his injuries at a community health centre.
• A murder case was registered against the pair following the morning report of Anish’s death and they are set to be sent to judicial custody.
• Police are examining conflicting accounts of motive, with official statements citing an extramarital affair and the victim’s family alleging a Rs 7 lakh loan dispute.
• Anish, a street vendor from the Laxmangunj Baris Nagar locality, had been lured to the couple’s house late on August 9, where the fatal attack occurred.