Overview
- The semi-decomposed bodies were recovered from a well in Khambhala village after police said the father led them to the site during questioning.
- An FIR registered late on March 13 charges murder, destruction of evidence and criminal conspiracy, with remand proceedings to follow in Nakhatrana.
- Police have detained four people, including the father and his nephew along with a juvenile, and later named the mother as a co-accused.
- The couple disappeared on February 3, and investigators say sustained surveillance, call-record analysis and repeated interrogations uncovered the burial location.
- Fire Brigade and FSL teams used heavy equipment to retrieve the bodies for post-mortem in Jamnagar, as police describe the motive as an alleged honour killing over the opposed relationship.