As per the prosecution case, the accused Shoeb Akhtar had beheaded one Priya after the latter was not inclined to accept Islam following her marriage with co-accused Ajaj.
Since Ajaj did not want to bring the victim to his home without her converting to Islam, he kept her at a rented house.
Thereafter, as per the prosecution, on her persistent refusal to convert, both Shoeb and Ajaj murdered her. On September 21, 2020, her beheaded body was found lying in a drain.
Both Shoeb and Ajaj were charged under Sections 302 (murder) and 201 (fabrication of evidence) of the Indian Penal Code.
On January 24, 2023, the first bail application of Shoeb was rejected.
Ajaj was later granted bail prompting Shoeb to move for bail a second time.
Source: Barandbench
