The gunny bag with the body was recovered a few days later from under the bridge. The gunny bag used nailed Khan, as it was found that it came from the grocery shop, G N Shop, he ran in the vicinity.
Police Inspector Hinduram Patil, the investigating officer in the case, said, “When the body was recovered, the face was unidentifiable and badly mutilated.”
Following the “last-seen-with” theory, the police solved the case within a month.
Substantial amount of material evidence found at the spot of the crime and the circumstantial evidence helped the police build their case against Khans. The couple were also fined Rs 1,000 each.