Three Relatives Arrested in Ballia Double-Death Case Involving Transgender Elder
Police have arrested three relatives in a case guided by CCTV findings.
Overview
- Police in Ballia arrested the deceased man’s father Vijay Kumar Gupta, mother Rita Devi, and wife Mona Kumari on Thursday.
- Rekha, a 65-year-old transgender person reported missing on Tuesday, was found on the roof wrapped in polythene with injury marks.
- A 30-year-old man was found hanging in the same Raniganj house; media reports identify him variably as Vijay or Ravi Gupta.
- CCTV footage reviewed by investigators shows Rekha entering the house, and her mobile phone was later recovered from a field near Pura Phatak.
- An FIR names five people under BNS sections 103(1) for murder and 238 for causing disappearance of evidence, and post-mortems are underway as the probe continues.