The accused identified as Mohammad Ansarul made this admission during police interrogation, ten days after his wife had gone missing. The family members of the deceased, Renuka Khatun lodged a missing complaint on December 24 last year.
The five accused have been identified as Anees, Shadad, Shehzade, Saleem, and Naseem. The victim girl was the daughter of Anees, the niece of Shadab, Saleem, and Naseem, and grand daughter of Shehzade.
Aftab had transferred money from Shraddha's account to pay bills. The dates of money transfer did not match with his claims of Shraddha's disappearance.