Overview
- Residents in Nishatpura’s Kamal Nagar alerted authorities on Feb 12 to a foul smell and a floating trunk, leading police to recover a decomposed woman’s body from a septic tank.
- Investigators say the victim was killed on the night of Feb 7–8, the body was kept at the accused’s home, then placed in an iron box and dumped in the nearby tank.
- Bhopal police report arresting the partner, Sameer, along with his mother Shehnaz, brother Sahil and sister Saima/Sayma, on allegations of murder and destruction of evidence.
- Police cite tattoos as key identifiers and have sent the body for post-mortem at Hamidia Hospital; reports differ on the victim’s name and age, which are pending official confirmation.
- Forensic work, CCTV checks and local inquiries continue, with officials noting the trunk was retrieved from a roughly 10-foot-deep tank that had to be emptied with help from residents.