Overview
- Police in Agra say they detained the victim’s wife, Mahesh Prajapati, and Dharamveer within 24 hours after a half-burnt body was found in the Saiyan area.
- Investigators identified the victim as Lokendra using a forearm tattoo after the face was burnt beyond recognition.
- Officers traced a QR code on a liquor bottle at the scene to a nearby shop, then used its CCTV to spot Lokendra with the two men before taking them into custody.
- During questioning, police say Mahesh described a long-running affair with the wife and alleged the men lured Lokendra to drink, choked him, and set the body on fire to hide the crime.
- Officials report all three have been presented in court, and they formed five teams for the case while recovering items that include two phones and clothing tied to the attack.