Some graphic videos of the incident have surfaced on social media in which some hotel staffers could be heard saying that the boy hanged the girl after killing her.
Akshay Kanti Bam, Congress candidate from Indore, withdrew his nomination on Monday. Accompanied by BJP MLA Ramesh Mendola, he visited the Collector's office to formalise the withdrawal.
Love Jihad case accused Alfez Khan proposed to the girl a month ago and made her agree to his marriage proposal. However, he later stated that he would marry her only on the condition that she converted to Islam. When the girl declined to convert to Islam, Alfez threatened to kill her.
Police stated that Kavya's photo with her wrists tied behind her back had gone viral on social media, and she had sent the photo to her father, claiming that her abductors had demanded a ransom of Rs 30 lakh.
As seen in the CCTV footage of the incident, Congress leader Anwar Qadri arrived at the house of journalist Javed Khan carrying a gun in his hand along with his supporters.