Overview
- Etah police arrested the woman’s father, mother and sister after a couple identified as Shivani and Deepak were beaten to death when found together at her home.
- An FIR has been registered in Etah under relevant BNS sections, both bodies were sent for post-mortem, a forensic team was called and additional force was deployed in the village.
- Police and local reports say the couple had been in a relationship for years and had married at an Arya Samaj temple in Prayagraj after eloping, with ages varying across accounts.
- Witnesses described a public assault and a video later surfaced showing the man bleeding, which outlets reported without verifying its authenticity.
- In a separate Kasganj case, police registered an FIR after a 16-year-old who had fled with her partner was allegedly killed and hurriedly cremated, recovered remains from an extinguished pyre and formed three investigation teams with arrests expected.