The Samastipur police in Uttar Pradesh have arrested two men in the murder case of Savita Kumari, daughter of a former Sarpanch, Subhash Sahni. Her body was found in bushes near a river. The arrested men have been identified as Mohammad Fayaz and Mohammad Irfan, both residents of the same area under the Kalyanpur police station.
According to police, Savita was an ANM student who had left home on Thursday, 5 November, to fill out a form at Mathurapur College and did not return. When she failed to come back by evening, her family launched an extensive search but found no trace of her. Her body was recovered on Friday morning, 6 November, from bushes along a dirt road near a jute mill in Musepur.
Local villagers spotted the body and alerted the authorities. The former sarpanch initially filed a complaint alleging that unidentified miscreants had murdered his daughter and dumped her body to destroy evidence. He demanded that an FIR be registered and legal action taken.
Mohammad Fayaz and Mohammad Irfan, neighbours of ex-sarpanch Subhash Sahni, killed his daughter Savita Kumari, 23, in Samastipur, Bihar. The SDPO said she and Fayaz had a long relationship and marriage pressure led to the killing. Both arrested. https://t.co/IaoG9fSR5b
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The investigation took a turn after police identified the two neighbours as perpetrators. The Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) said Savita and Mohammad Fayaz had been in a long relationship. Fayaz was married, and pressure related to marriage is believed to have led to the killing. Both Fayaz and Irfan have been arrested, and police are questioning them to establish the sequence of events and the exact role of each suspect.
The body was sent to Sadar Hospital Samastipur for post-mortem examination. An FIR is being registered on the basis of the father’s complaint, and a chargesheet will be filed after a detailed probe. The SDPO said further investigation is underway and all aspects of the case are being examined.
The recovery of the body and the subsequent arrests have shocked residents of Purushottampur and Musepur, with local people demanding a thorough probe. Police have urged the public to avoid speculation and said the investigation is being conducted on the basis of evidence and statements.
