Overview
- Police say the woman’s husband, long thought to be dead, has been traced alive and is now a prime suspect in the 1992 killing.
- An excavation at a derelict Vatva house on Wednesday uncovered bone, teeth and hair from a septic tank believed to be the victim’s resting place.
- Samples have been sent to forensic experts for identification and DNA will be matched with a brother located in Mumbai to confirm the remains.
- No murder case has been registered yet, and police say an FIR and arrests will follow only if lab results link the fragments to Farzana, also known as Shabnam.
- Investigators reopened the case after the suspect’s relatives reported recurring visions and sought occult help, prompting a tip that led to the dig, evacuations of neighbors and promises of compensation as crews demolished part of the site.