Overview
- Zakia Mulla left home Tuesday evening for job-related errands and was found dead Wednesday morning on the outskirts of Dharwad near Mansur Road.
- Superintendent Gunjan Arya identified the accused as Sabir Parvez Ahmed Mulla, a driver, and said he was arrested within 12 hours of the crime coming to light.
- Investigators say mobile tower data, CCTV footage and local intelligence guided the arrest, and they seized a car allegedly used in the crime.
- Police described the cause of death as prima facie strangulation and said the motive remains under investigation.
- Officers are probing whether others were involved as the family has sought a wider inquiry; police also allege the accused transported the body and used the victim’s phone to send misleading messages.