In Brief
In July 2009, a woman named Archana went missing in Indore. Her husband received ransom calls from her mobile phone demanding five lakhs. Police investigation revealed the accused had sold her phone and later recovered her strangled body from a well based on his statement. The body was identified by family members, and her scooter was found at a parking lot. Convicted under murder and evidence destruction laws based on circumstantial evidence and the accused's disclosure statements, the Court upheld the conviction, finding no break in the chain of circumstances linking him to the crime despite no eyewitnesses or DNA testing.
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