RANCHI, April 28 -- A wave of shock and grief gripped Pauta village under Muffasil police station of Hazaribagh district following the recovery of three bodies from Dandaha River, ending a frantic four-day search for the three. The police have registered a case of kidnapping and murder against eight named suspects, including a local media person and a local women's committee chairperson, people aware of the development said on Tuesday.

The deceased were identified as Wasifa Naz (21), her cousin Saniya Praveen (19), and their relative Mohd Adil (25).

According to the FIR filed by Wasid Ali, father of Wasifa, the trio left their home in Pauta on the evening of April 23 to pick mangoes from a nearby orchard. When they failed to return by n...