Overview
- Piyush Dhamnotiya was arrested in Mumbai, brought to Indore, and sent to jail after his police remand ended as the investigation continues.
- Investigators recreated the crime scene at his Dwarkapuri flat, and CCTV recovered by police shows him arriving with the victim on February 10 and leaving alone hours later.
- Police allege sexual assault and strangulation, with the woman’s decomposed body found on February 13 showing rope marks around her neck.
- Officers say 11 explicit clips were sent from the victim’s phone to a college WhatsApp group and contacts, and they are now collecting recipients’ screenshots and other digital evidence for the chargesheet.
- A widely shared video shows the accused smirking and saying, “Jo ho gaya, ho gaya,” fueling public anger as the family alleges early lapses by police and demands the death penalty.