Brother-in-Law Arrested After Gas-Cylinder Standoff in Killing of Pregnant Woman in Saharanpur

Overview

• The attack, reported Sunday night in Saharanpur’s Nanouta area, left five-month pregnant Sana Naz dead from spade blows, police said.
• Aamir then stood over the body with a blood-stained spade and an opened gas cylinder and threatened to ignite the house, sending neighbors indoors.
• Police overpowered and arrested him after nearly two hours, with help from a local resident named Nisar Khan, according to officials.
• Forensic teams seized the spade and blood samples, and the body went for a postmortem as an FIR was filed on a complaint by her father, Mohammad Ashiq.
• Investigators say early findings point to intoxication during a domestic dispute, and they have detained the husband for questioning as they review the family’s claim of a wider plot.