Father shot daughter, mother-brother supported him:Chose Aarti time so gunfire sound wouldn’t be heard; case registered against 23 people

In the Morena Divya murder case, police have filed a homicide case against her father, Bantu alias Bharat Sikarwar. Alongside him, 23 individuals—11 identified and 12 unidentified—are accused of tampering with evidence, including disposing of the body in a river and cleaning the crime scene. The list of accused also features Divya’s mother and brother. Authorities received Divya’s postmortem report on Wednesday, confirming that she died from gunshot injuries. Her body was discovered by police on September 28, five days after the murder, and examined by a medical panel at Gwalior Medical College. Following the PM report, the case was officially registered. The parents of the victim have been taken into custody, while the search for the remaining accused continues. See in pictures how police reached Divya’s body Shot during aarti to supress the gunshot sound
12th grade student Divya Sikarwar was killed by her own father on September 23rd at 7:30 PM. According to police, Divya was in love with a boy from another caste. She was adamant about marrying him. She wouldn’t listen despite attempts to convince her. Father Bharat Sikarwar was angry about Divya’s love affair. On September 22nd, he had seen Divya roaming on a scooter with some boy. The next day, when aarti was being performed at the Navratri Mata pandal in the colony, the father shot Divya so that the sound of firing would be muffled by the aarti. Soldier brother Ravi’s pistol used in shooting
Bharat Sikarwar shot his daughter with his younger brother Ravi Sikarwar’s pistol. Ravi is a soldier who was on duty at the time of incident. His pistol was kept at home in Morena. After the murder, the accused father took his daughter’s body to village Bhagwan Singh ka Pura with help from relatives. There they tied stones to the body and threw it in the Kwari river. Neighbor called police expressing suspicion
According to police, a neighbor of Bharat Sikarwar called the Civil police station on Saturday. He informed that Bharat’s daughter Divya has been missing for two days. He also said that on Thursday he heard gunshots and someone screaming from Bharat’s house. On this, police reached Bharat’s house and interrogated him. Body found after five days
During questioning, police learned that Bharat’s house has five members. Wife, two daughters and a son. The elder daughter Divya was missing from home. When asked about her, Bharat gave evasive answers. Police suspicion deepened. Police brought Bharat to the station on Saturday itself. Started interrogating him. On the 28th, based on the father’s identification, police recovered Divya’s body from the river during rescue operations. These were made accused…
Additional SP Surendra Pratap Singh said that father Bantu alias Bharat Sikarwar for Divya’s murder and Cheema Mama, Deepak, mother Gudiya, Santa, Mangal, Ghansu, Sunil, Sonu, Gudda Baghel and others totaling 11 named and 12 unnamed – total 23 people have been booked for disposing of the body, providing assistance, and hiding evidence. Complete Timeline of the Incident September 23 7:30 PM: Bharat Sikarwar shot and killed his daughter Divya.
10:30 PM: Bharat, along with his wife Gudiya, brother-in-law Chima and associate Santa, took the body to village Galetha’s Bhagwan Singh ka Pura.
11:00 PM: With the help of about 10-12 villagers including Mangal, Ghansu, Sunil, Sonu, Gudda, Divya’s body was tied with stones and thrown into the Kwari river.
12:00 AM: Family returned home. Deepak cleaned the room with his brother-in-law and erased evidence. September 27 5:00 PM: Neighbor informed the police. Reported that Divya has been missing for two days. September 28 11:00 AM: Divya’s body was recovered from Kwari river based on father’s identification. ​