New twist in Reshma murder case

Patna, Nov 7: The sensational Reshma murder case which made headlines in Bihar, took a completely new turn after the deceased was identified as Kajal.

Patna SSP Kundan Krishnan said that the body recovered by the police on October 31 was not Reshma's but of one Kajal, daughter of a kerosene dealer of Biharsharif, Ranvir Kumar Arya.

"Her body has been identified by four persons, including her two sisters, Vibha and Tuli," the SSP said.

Kajal's body was handed over to her family members who later cremated it on Monday evening. The Patna police has also arrested her alleged lover.

"On examination of the body, which was neither identified nor claimed as Reshma's, it was found the descriptions given by the her sisters about the tattoo mark and missing finger were correct," the SSP said.

Kajal resided at Anandpuri locality off Boring Canal Road here and worked in a beauty parlour located on Fraser Road.

In fact, the recovery of the body, initially suspected to be that of Reshma's, had created a political storm in the state with Opposition parties accusing the state government for its "failure" to save her life even after she informed the chief minister and senior officials including the DGP, about threat to her life from JD(U) MLA Anant Singh.

The incident was blown up further after Anant Singh allegedly assaulted reporters who had gone to his residence to take his statement on the issue.

Anant Singh was later arrested and is presently in custody.