1992 Vatva murder case: 2 arrested after DNA profiling matched skeletal remains
Two persons were arrested on Satuday by Gujarat’s Ahmedabad crime branch in connection with a 34-year-old murder case a day after DNA profiling confirmed the identity of skeletal remains recovered from Vatva, officials said. Police said the murder happened in 1992, after which the accused disposed of the body. (Representative Photo/iStock) Deputy commissioner of police (Crime) Ajit Rajiyan said the DNA report, received on Friday established that the remains belonged to Farzana Dosu Radhanpuri, bringing a breakthrough in a case dating back to 1992. Those arrested are Shamshuddin Khedawala (61) and his elder brother Iqbal Khedawala (63). DCP Rajiyan said the accused’s family initially claimed that Shamshuddin was dead and tried to mislead the probe. During questioning, they admitted the claim was false and confirmed that he was alive, following which the investigation was intensified. A First Information Report (FIR) was registered for the 1992 case at the detection of crime branch (DCB) police station, Ahmedabad, under sections 302 (murder), 201 (destruction of evidence) and 120B (criminal conspiracy) of the Indian Penal Code. According to …
