Police arrested the husband of the 17-year-old deceased, a 16-year-old boy and his 40-year-old mother from their homes on July 13 on the charge of murdering the deceased. The relatives of the victim lodged a complaint at the District Police Office on July 9 alleging that the victim was murdered by her in-laws. The incident was first reported as a suicide when the girl was found with a plastic rope in the menstrual hut on the night of July 7.