Jaora: 24 hours after the would-be bride Sonu was slashed to death, alert cops stepped on gas and decoded the jigsaw puzzle of the bloody crime. The Ratlam police arrested the murder-accused Ram Yadav from Sanwarjiyaji, Rajasthan, as per the information given by co-accused of the crime Pawan Panchal, who was arrested on the day of the incident.
Ratlam superintendent of police Gourav Tiwari said that during the investigation, Pawan Panchal revealed the location of the accused. Based on that, we have arrested Ram Yadav.
SP Tiwari informed that after crime, Panchal dropped his friend Yadav to Banswara, Rajasthan via Banswara - Sailana Road. Notably, Rajasthan border is situated barely 25 kilometres away from Jaora and police had arrested Panchal while he was returning after dropping Yadav.
This is said to be Sonu's second marriage. Her first marriage happened in 2010, but the duo had separated and later she shifted to her parents' place in Shajapur.
During preliminary investigation, it was revealed that accused Ram Yadav met the victim at a function few years back and later both had an affair. About a week ago, Sonu informed Ram about her marriage and asked him not to call her again. Reacting to which, the accused warned her of dire consequences. Meanwhile, Sonu ignored his warning and went on with her family’s choice.
At the time of the incident, the victim was at a beauty parlour for bridal make-up when accused barged in the parlour. Before anyone could react, the accused slit her throat and fled from the spot, leaving Sonu in a pool of blood.
The victim’s family members, in their statement, said that Sonu was set to marry Gourav Jain from Nagda town of Ujjain district on Sunday.
Immediately after the incident, the Jaora city SP, PS Ranawat along with team rushed to the spot. During the preliminary incident and based on CCTV footages, it was revealed that before moving to the parlour, the accused called someone from his mobile phone.
After incident, her family members took to the hospital, where doctors declared her dead on arrival.
When contacted Ratlam district superintendent of police Gourav Tiwari, he said that manhunt for the accused is going on and he will be behind the bars soon.
