Police have arrested her husband, an Army soldier posted in Jammu and Kashmir, and launched a manhunt for five other accused named in the FIR. : A 26-year-old woman who had been missing for two days was found murdered in a sugarcane field along the Bijraul-Wazidpur road in Baghpat district on Saturday. Her family alleged that she was killed over dowry demands.
A panel of two doctors conducted the postmortem, which confirmed that she had been murdered by smothering or strangulation. Her body had turned blue, and injury marks were visible on her neck and other parts of the body. Rubina left for Baraut without her mobile phone, which she had left at home. However, she did not return, prompting her family to lodge a missing-person complaint at Baraut police station. The FIR names Alisan, his mother Balis, Suhel, Saina, Amar and Jubedin. The protesters cleared the road after police assured them of prompt action. Police are also investigating how Alisan, posted in Kashmir, came to the area around the time of the incident.
Rubina’s body was found in a field about 5 km from her home, according to police. Alisan called Rubina on October 22 and asked her to come to Baraut to discuss the ongoing court case, according to Azad. After the postmortem on Saturday evening, the family placed Rubina’s body on Bijraul road, refusing burial until the accused were arrested.
The discovery of Rubina’s body triggered protests by her family, who placed it on the Bijraul road after the postmortem and blocked traffic, demanding the immediate arrest of all accused. Police officials, including Circle officer Anshu Jain, reached the spot and persuaded the protesters to lift the blockade after assuring them of prompt action. The family learnt about the discovery of a woman’s body in the sugarcane field on Saturday.
