The father of the 22-year-old MBBS student, who went missing from Bandra Bandstand in November 2021, has alleged that the Mumbai Crime Branch Unit 9 is planting evidence to close the case. He said that crime branch officials on Sunday approached him seeking his blood sample to check whether it matches with the blood samples they allegedly recovered from a lifebuoy, a floatation device, seized from the residence of Mithu Singh. Cops said Singh murdered the student and dumped her body. However, no hard evidence has been found yet.

The father told mid-day, “Two crime branch officers, including investigating officer Mahendra Patil, came to my residence in Boisar on Sunday. They handed me a paper, requesting my blood sample to examine whether my DNA matches with the blood stains they allegedly found from the lifebuoy. When I asked them how they managed to get blood stains 14 months after the incident, they showed me a photo. They said the ring-shaped lifebuoy was seized from Singh’s terrace. My question is: will a killer keep crucial evidence at his own home without destroying it? I do not trust the investigation the cops are carrying out.”