Overview
- Police found the 21-year-old injured and rushed him to hospital where he died during treatment, and investigators confirmed late Friday that the inquiry has been upgraded from attempt to murder to murder.
- The deceased has been identified as Monu of Saidpur in Bhiwadi and is described by relatives as a state-level sportsperson who recently completed Class 12.
- Family members say Monu eloped with a 17-year-old girl on April 20 and that her relatives abducted, tied up, starved and beat him for three days before he was found injured outside the girl’s father’s house.
- Faridabad police have detained two members of the girl’s family for questioning and the crime branch is conducting raids to locate other accused and to determine whether the alleged abduction happened in Rajasthan or Haryana.
- The case carries added legal sensitivity because the girl is a minor and investigators must reconcile her earlier statement that she was not kidnapped with the family’s allegations and forensic findings as the probe continues.