According to the SP, the couple had spoken to local police personnel about the threat to their lives posed by Chandni's family members and had been warned that now was not the time to return.
The girl was then brutally beaten by her father and brother resulting in her death. She was later buried in a nearby piece of land on August 5. The neighbours and other relatives of the family were told that the girl was ill and that she died due to lack of treatment.
As per police, Riyaz's sister had earlier eloped with a man from their village who is also from the same community. Riyaz was angry over his sister's affair.
When his father filed a report that the pair is missing for several days with the suspicion that he may have been murdered, the police started looking into the complaint and eventually learned about the horrific incident.