Ayub Khan, a 50-year-old habitual offender who previously served 15 years in prison for murdering both of his wives (drowning one in a well and burning the second alive), was arrested in Khandwa, Madhya Pradesh, for digging up female graves and desecrating corpses. Released from jail on May 15, 2025, Khan reportedly targeted fresh graves of women in Khandwa cemetery, digging up bodies shortly after burial to commit sexual acts and tantric occult rituals. CCTV footage installed by police captured Khan inspecting graves during the day and walking naked at night, using a cloth on a stick to obscure cameras. Upon arrest, Khan claimed an inmate had taught him tantric practices in prison, asserting that desecrating female corpses on Amavasya (new moon) nights would grant him supernatural powers. Investigators also noted behavioral indicators of necrophilia.
Country: India
State/Province: Madhya Pradesh, India
City/Region: Khandwa
Incident Type: Domestic Violence Homicide
Relationship Status: Married
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Incident Date: Sept. 21, 2025
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Crime Tak - India · Original language: Hindi
2 Biwi का मर्डर कर रात में बिना कपड़ों के कब्रिस्तान जा,अमावस की रात औरत की Deadbody निकाल करता Rape
Domestic Violence
Ayub Khan exhibited an extreme pattern of violent behavior against women, initially committing spousal homicides by drowning one wife and burning another alive. Following his release after a 15-year prison sentence, his behavior escalated into grave desecration and sexual assault of deceased women under the guise of occult practices. The pattern demonstrates severe violent escalation, lack of rehabilitation during imprisonment, and post-release reoffending.
Although the primary focus of the report covers grave desecration and necrophilia at Khandwa cemetery, the offender's criminal history includes the domestic violence homicides of his two wives. Police matched daytime CCTV footage from 6:00 PM on September 21, 2025, with nighttime footage of a naked man covering cameras. An officer recognized Khan from his prior criminal record. Khan was arrested and confessed to occult motivations learned in prison.
Initial incidents of grave disturbance were noticed by relatives on May 17, 19, and 21, but the culprit remained unidentified until police installed CCTVs and floodlights. Khan deliberately chose dark Amavasya (new moon) nights, intending that any discovered ritual activity would be attributed to general occult practitioners rather than traced to him.
After completing his 15-year sentence on May 15, 2025, Khan began visiting the Khandwa graveyard. On May 17, relatives noticed a recently buried aunt's grave disturbed and desecrated. Following repeated incidents, police set up surveillance. On September 21, 2025, Khan scouted graves at 6:00 PM and returned after dark naked. He used a cloth on a stick to block one camera, but another camera recorded him. Police identified him through criminal record matching and arrested him.
Khan presents an exceptionally high risk to public safety and community well-being. Having committed two domestic homicides and subsequently engaging in serial necrophilia and grave desecration immediately upon release from prison, his persistent violent tendencies and lack of deterrence indicate severe ongoing dangerousness.
Severe violent offenders may continue gross criminal behavior post-release if underlying violent and perverted drives are unchecked. Institutional settings like prison can sometimes expose offenders to negative influences or dangerous beliefs. Robust physical surveillance and criminal history cross-referencing were decisive in identifying the perpetrator.
Disturbed graves with scattered mats and displaced soil noted by family members shortly after burials on May 17, 19, and 21 provided early indicators of intentional grave tampering.
Daytime CCTV footage showing Khan inspecting fresh graves at 6:00 PM combined with nighttime surveillance of a man attempting to block cameras provided key visual clues connecting him to the crime.
CCTV recordings, visual evidence of camera tampering using a cloth on a stick, recognition of Khan by a police team member, and his confession regarding jail-taught occult rituals formed the core evidence.
Locals maintaining the graveyard and family members explained how recently buried corpses were dug up and desecrated, pointing out disrupted burial mats, scattered stones, and camera locations to reporters.
Initial uncertainty about who was tampering with graves was resolved when police installed CCTVs and matched footage against police databases, leading to the identification and arrest of ex-convict Ayub Khan.
The report highlights legal gaps under Indian statutes regarding necrophilia, noting that IPC sections 375 and 376 apply only to living persons, leaving grave desecration to be charged under lesser provisions such as hurting religious sentiments (IPC Section 297/BNS).