Overview
- Officers brought accused Piyush Dhamnodiya to the Dwarkapuri flat for a reconstruction, recovering rope, tape, a knife and a blood-stained cloth cited in his statements.
- Police say Dhamnodiya confessed to strangling his classmate on February 10 after a dispute, and they are examining motive tied to jealousy and relationship conflicts.
- Investigators allege he sexually abused the body and later attempted occult rituals near Panvel and Nalasopara after viewing online videos, with ritual items seized.
- Authorities say he used the victim’s phone to circulate intimate videos to a college group before destroying the device in Maharashtra; her father has alleged blackmail.
- The victim was last seen entering the accused’s rented room on February 10, reported missing on February 11, and found dead on February 13 after neighbors reported a foul smell.