The official stated that during preliminary interrogation, the accused — identified as Aqib (19) and Shariq (19), both residents of New Mustafabad — confessed to the crime.
According to police, the victim had been in a live-in relationship with the accused, Sanoj Mishra, for four years in Mumbai.
After the marriage, both families had occasional arguments over the issue, but neither complained to the police about past disputes, he added.
Terming the murder case as the 'rarest of rare' crimes, the Additional District Judge Court-2 held Sanjit Dash guilty and pronounced the death sentence on the basis of circumstantial, material, and medico-legal evidence.
During the investigation, the accused revealed to the police that he was influenced by the videos of criminal gangs that he watched on YouTube.
According to Superintendent of Police (SP), Pratapgarh, Abhishek Singh, "Some people barged into the house of Ambika Patel and dragged him away. They then tied Patel to a tree some distance away and set him on fire after sprinkling petrol on him. They fled immediately after."
Accused confesses to his crime; cops zeroed in on number plate of car after scanning CCTV footage. A team of National Commission for Women visited the rape survivor and expressed displeasure over the loopholes in security arrangements at the shelter home
The driver of the car lost control after swerving it to take a U-turn and the vehicle rammed into a pillar of the under-construction Metro railway line before overturning. Police suspect that the person behind the wheels was in a drunken state.
Police said they received information at around 11 pm on Sunday regarding the incident on Maa Anand Mai Marg near Indira Kalyan Vihar Okhla Phase -I.
Victim succumbs to injuries, wife and children battle for lives at BMCH.
