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Police arrest Sufia Bano and accomplices in murder case

By Drooid · Sep 19, 2026, 10:22 AM UTC · How we work

Summary

Story summary

Police arrested Sufia Bano, her lover Munna, and associate Iqbal for murdering Ramkishore Valmiki.
Police placed the 16-year-old son under protection after he helped hide the corpse.
Ramkishore Valmiki’s body was found in a trunk near the Bhavakheda Canal on September 17.
Investigators filed an FIR on September 17 under Section 103 of the Indian Penal Code.
Police traced the e-rickshaw’s route using roughly 180 CCTV recordings.

History

Historical Context

The Indian Penal Code, drafted under Thomas Babington Macaulay’s 1834 Law Commission and enacted on 6 October 1860 (effective 1 January 1862), created a 511-section criminal code still used today. Although the code was repealed by the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita in December 2023 (effective 1 July 2024), Madhya Pradesh police invoked its Section 103 to arrest three suspects, relying on about 180 CCTV clips.

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Story summary

Police arrested Sufia Bano, her lover Munna, and associate Iqbal for murdering Ramkishore Valmiki.
Police placed the 16-year-old son under protection after he helped hide the corpse.
Ramkishore Valmiki’s body was found in a trunk near the Bhavakheda Canal on September 17.
Investigators filed an FIR on September 17 under Section 103 of the Indian Penal Code.
Police traced the e-rickshaw’s route using roughly 180 CCTV recordings.

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