Bokaro superintendent of police Chandan Kumar Jha confirmed Mallick's arrest by Bengal police, saying, "The rape accused, Mallick, was caught by Purulia police. We will soon take custody of Mallick to interrogate him.
Qureshi threatened the girl saying that as soon as she turned 18, he would convert her to Islam. A complaint has been filed under sections 354 (K), 352, 504, and 506 and against religious conversion under sections 3 and 4.
As the girl refused to leave Mansuri and refused to stay with her parents, her father called the media and offered her a coffin, further publicly declaring that she was now dead for him and his family.
SP Rajesh Kumar Singh confirmed the incident and said that the accused had been booked for an attempt to murder. "Further sections will be added after the post-mortem reports are made available," he added.
According to Circle Officer Abhay Kumar Pandey, Faizan is currently being held in judicial custody on charges of facilitating suicide. He stated that more inquiry may involve questioning Deepak as well. The officer also asserted that the claims of a "bhagwa love trap" in this case are absurd.