Overview
- Rubina, the third wife of BJP-supported councillor Shahid Meo, was fatally stabbed Thursday near her rented home in Abhinandan Nagar.
- Investigators arrested stepson Sahil and an alleged accomplice within 24 hours and registered a murder case under IPC Section 302.
- Officers said nearby CCTV was offline due to a power outage, yet surrounding footage and technical evidence pointed to the suspects.
- The attack occurred as she alighted from an auto-rickshaw after returning from her parental home in Madarpura, with two assailants fleeing on a motorcycle.
- She was taken to the district hospital and declared dead on arrival, as police continue the probe and the councillor reported no known enmity.