Overview
- The accused, identified as Jane/Jaan‑e‑Alam, called the police control room to confess and was arrested at the home in Matwali Patti, Sambhal.
- Police say Roop Jahan was strangled, and preliminary findings tie the killing to her relationship with Shivam Saini from another community.
- A murder case has been registered based on a complaint by the partner’s mother, and officers are questioning relatives to assess any wider involvement.
- The victim had earlier told police she feared for her life and had briefly stayed with her partner’s relatives in Amroha before family and villagers brought her back.
- The victim’s father publicly defended the killing, and Shivam’s family claims the couple married in secret, a claim police say they are verifying.