DIWAKAR SHARMA diwakar. sharma@ mid- day. com THE mother and siblings of u0081 u00a1 - yearold Aarti Rithadiya, who had been harbouring hopes of her being found, have been in shock ever since they got news of her death. They have demanded that the cops determine how the teenager died on the day of her disappearance.

u201c A crime branch officer came to our house and told me to come to their office. They showed me my daughteru2019s photo, with half her face mangled, and bloodsoaked clothes,u201d said Manju, Aartiu2019s mother.