Overview
- Police registered a murder case and detained two suspects after a DNA test linked charred remains to 18-year-old Abhishek Yadav nearly five years after a shop fire.
- The remains were recovered on December 20, 2020, from a Roza-area shop and were initially treated as animal carcasses before a veterinary officer identified them as human, leading to a post-mortem.
- Family members later identified personal items from the scene, including a metal bracelet and pieces of a belt, strengthening the link to the missing youth.
- Based on the mother’s complaint, investigators named Naim and Raju along with an unidentified pickup vehicle driver, alleging the trio locked Abhishek inside the shop and set it on fire.
- Police say repeated reminders preceded the DNA report’s arrival, and teams are now pursuing the third accused and reviewing procedural lapses from the original handling of the case.