Forensic Report Solves Five-Year-Old Bareilly Mystery: Charred Flesh Was Human
A forensic report has finally provided a shocking answer in a Bareilly case that lingered for nearly five years. The report confirms that a piece of charred flesh, which police initially discarded as animal remains, actually belonged to a human being. This discovery has reignited a murder investigation that authorities had never formally closed.
Family's Agony and Police Oversight
The human tissue identified through forensic analysis belonged to eighteen-year-old Sumit Yadav. His family had filed a missing person complaint within hours of the fire incident back in December 2020. The confirmation, delayed by years, has now resulted in a fresh First Information Report under murder charges.
Sumit's father, Ram Avtar Yadav, expressed his profound grief. He works as a daily wage laborer in Shahjahanpur. "I never got to see my son's face one last time," he told reporters. "I could not even perform his final rites. The police did not inform me. They found a body and still kept us in the dark."
The Fateful Fire and Initial Mishandling
On December 19, 2020, a fire erupted at a mobile repair shop owned by Mohd Naim in Bareilly. During their inspection of the site, police officers discovered a burnt piece of flesh on the premises. Mistaking it for animal meat, they disposed of the remains near a local pond.
The situation changed only when a government veterinarian examined a sample during a post-mortem procedure. The vet raised the possibility that the tissue might be human. Authorities then preserved a portion and sent it for detailed forensic analysis.
Missing Report and Lost Connection
The very next day after the fire, Ram Avtar filed a missing person report. His son Sumit had failed to return home. Unfortunately, by that time, police had already discarded the burnt remains. For months, no one connected the charred flesh with the teenager's disappearance.
Police made no effort to contact the family regarding the recovered tissue. Over the following year and a half, Ram Avtar persistently sought answers about his missing son.
Father's Determination Breaks the Case
Ram Avtar's suspicions grew stronger when he learned that Sumit was last seen with shop owner Mohd Naim. He eventually approached a magistrate's court, seeking permission to examine items seized from the repair shop.
At the police storeroom, known as the malkhana, he identified a locket that belonged to his son. Despite this personal identification, police still did not confirm the body's identity. "The struggle continued for another three and a half years," Ram Avtar recalled. "Only the DNA report finally proved that the flesh was my son's."
Murder Charges and Police Action
Following the DNA match, Shahjahanpur police registered an FIR under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, which deals with murder. The complaint names two accused individuals: Mohd Naim and another man identified as Raju.
Shahjahanpur Senior Superintendent of Police Rajesh Dwivedi addressed the development. "We have constituted two special teams to investigate this matter," he stated. "The accused persons will be apprehended very soon."
This case highlights both a family's relentless pursuit of justice and serious lapses in initial police procedure. What began as a simple disposal of what seemed like animal remains has transformed into a murder investigation, bringing some closure to a grieving father after nearly five years of uncertainty.
