In Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh, a girl was abducted, subjected to severe physical and sexual violence, and murdered on the night of January 30, 2025. According to police reports, the primary suspect, Digvijay Singh, harbored resentment over an altercation with the victim's brother two months prior. Digvijay, alongside his associates Vijay Sahu and Hariram, allegedly chased the victim into a field, assaulted her, and struck her on the head with a stick, killing her. Under the influence of alcohol, the perpetrators attempted multiple disposal plans—first at a closed college, then a public toilet, before finally dumping her body in a drain 200 meters from the village, tied to a tree branch. The victim's mutilated body was recovered the following morning after her family found her shredded clothing near a canal. Police arrested all three suspects based on mobile Call Detail Records (CDR) and crime scene evidence. However, the suspects' families have publicly protested their arrest, alleging police coercion, illegal night-time raids, and providing alibis that the men were attending a local religious gathering (Bhagwat Katha) or at home during the incident.
Country: India
State/Province: Uttar Pradesh, India
City/Region: Ayodhya
Incident Type: Murder
Relationship Status: Dating
Relationship Duration: 1 year
Incident Date: Jan. 30, 2025
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2025-01-30
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The incident represents a retaliatory violent assault stemming from a prior dispute between primary suspect Digvijay Singh and the victim's brother two months earlier. The case is a violent revenge crime rather than a domestic or romantic conflict. Under the influence of alcohol, the principal offender and two associates abducted the victim, inflicted extreme violence, and executed multiple post-offense concealment plans before dumping her body in a drain.
The case does not appear to be primarily relationship-driven. Police arrested Digvijay Singh, Vijay Sahu, and Hariram based on Call Detail Records (CDR) and crime scene evidence including bloodstains, liquor bottles, footwear, and torn clothing. Digvijay allegedly confessed to police, outlining their three disposal plans (closed college, toilet, and local drain). However, families of all three suspects strongly protest their innocence, alleging illegal 1:00 AM police raids and providing alibis that the suspects were attending a village Bhagwat Katha or at home.
Significant contradiction exists between the police narrative based on Digvijay Singh's alleged confession/CDR data and the alibis provided by the suspects' families. Families claim the men were attending a local religious function or at home, accusing police of fabricating evidence and coercing confessions.
On January 30, around 9:00–10:00 PM, the victim left home and walked near local fields. Digvijay Singh, recognizing her as the sister of a man with whom he had a dispute two months prior, pursued and abducted her with Vijay Sahu and Hariram. After physically assaulting and killing her, the intoxicated trio made three attempts to hide her body before securing it to a tree branch over a drain. Searchers found her clothing near a canal the next morning and recovered her body. CDR analysis led police to arrest the three men.
High risk of severe retaliatory violence driven by lingering grievances, exacerbated by heavy alcohol use and collective participation in violent offenses.
Unresolved personal disputes combined with acute substance intoxication can lead to extreme retaliatory violence. Forensic examination of crime scene evidence and digital records (CDR) are vital to resolve conflicting alibi claims made by suspects' family members.
An altercation two months prior between Digvijay Singh and the victim's brother, which required police intervention, served as the key precursor event.
Torn clothing (plazo, kurti, dupatta) discovered near a canal guided search efforts, while mobile Call Detail Records (CDR) led investigators to the three suspects.
Physical evidence collected from the scene included bloodstains, liquor bottles, slippers, and torn garments, supplemented by CDR data and Digvijay Singh's reported police confession.
The victim's elder sister-in-law stated she found the victim's shredded clothes near a canal and discovered her mutilated body tied to a tree branch over a drain. Suspects' family members stated on camera that the men were innocent and attending a village Bhagwat Katha or at home during the incident.
Follow-up reporting shifted focus to intense public protests by the suspects' families, who accused police of conducting illegal late-night arrests without proper forensic proof.
It remains unresolved whether Digvijay Singh's reported confession was voluntary or coerced, as suspects' family members insist they have alibis placing them at a village religious gathering during the crime.