It began with a name in a booklet – and ended with a body in the jungle.

Bhaskar Rao, who served as the police commissioner of Bengaluru from 2019 to 2020, has condemned the suspension of police officers over the deadly June 4 stampede that killed 11 people in the IT capital.

Raja Raghuvanshi was murdered during his honeymoon in Meghalaya, with the autopsy revealing he died from sharp weapon injuries. His wife, Sonam, and three accomplices have been arrested after confessing to a murder-for-hire plot. The investigation is ongoing, with police recovering a machete and pursuing further leads in the case.