Missing 70‑year‑old Kamla Kankaria (Jain) in Bhilwara’s Veer Savarkar Chowk and her subsequent murder were revealed; chief suspect History‑sitter Ravi Tapadia admitted the killing with associate Heera
According to police, after the murder the body was set alight on Ravi’s roof and the bones and other remains were placed in buckets and tubs and dumped near the Kothari River; searches of the riverbank are ongoing
Police investigation
Bhimganj police inspector Sunil Chaudhary said the woman’s family filed a report at the police station stating she was not at home and the main gate was open; over 250 CCTV footages were examined, deepening suspicion on Ravi Tapadia
RK Colony resident Ravi Tapadia used to frequent the victim’s house and the husband said he claimed to be a friend; in initial questioning the accused said he left the woman near Badi Pulia, Subhash Nagar, but later confessed to the murder
Arrest and search
Police sub‑inspector Sajjan Singh Rathore and inspector Sunil Chaudhary arrested main accused Ravi Tapadia and Heera; a search operation is under way near the Kothari River with divers looking for bones and other remains
- Following the complaint, police conducted a detailed CCTV analysis
- The chief accused admitted to burning the body and discarding the remains in the river
- Information about more than 15 tolas of gold jewellery was received and this aspect is being considered in the investigation