In a remarkable fusion of cutting-edge technology and meticulous street-level investigation, Gwalior police have cracked a chilling "blind" case of rape and murder. The breakthrough hinged on two seemingly disparate clues: an AI-generated facial reconstruction and a tiny piece of omelette found in the victim's clothing.
The Grisly Discovery and the Initial Dead End
The case began on December 29, 2025, when the semi-naked body of an unidentified woman was discovered in bushes near Katare Farm in Gwalior. With no documents, eyewitnesses, or immediate leads, investigators faced a daunting challenge. A post-mortem confirmed it was a murder, but the victim's identity remained a mystery, pushing the investigation into a blind alley.
How AI and a Piece of Omelette Led to a Breakthrough
Faced with this dead end, police turned to artificial intelligence. Investigators created a digital facial reconstruction of the woman and circulated the image widely across the city and through official networks. Simultaneously, databases like the Crime and Criminal Tracking Network & Systems (CCTNS) and missing-person records were scanned across multiple districts.
This technological effort bore fruit when the AI-generated image helped identify the woman as Sangeeta Pal, originally from Tikamgarh district, who was living separately in Gwalior.
In a parallel and crucial strand of the investigation, officers examining the victim's clothing found a small piece of omelette in a sweater pocket. Treating this as a vital timeline clue, the team, led by Sub-Inspector Sonam Raghuvanshi, mapped all egg stalls operating near the crime scene and questioned vendors. One vendor not only recognized the woman from the AI image but also recalled serving her an omelette shortly before her death—and remembered the man accompanying her.
The Arrest and Confession
Armed with this description, police reviewed CCTV footage from nearby routes, which captured the woman walking with a suspect. The suspect's image was circulated through the police informer network, eventually leading officers to Gwalior railway station.
On January 5, 2026, the police arrested 26-year-old Sachin Sen near platform number 4. During interrogation, Sen confessed to raping and murdering the woman. He has been booked under the relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).
Senior Superintendent of Police Dharamveer Singh hailed the omelette clue as the decisive turning point and credited SI Sonam Raghuvanshi for her dogged pursuit of the lead. "It was SI Sonam Raghuvanshi who got the first major clue—the omelette—and then took the case to a logical conclusion," the SP said, emphasizing how technology and ground-level policing worked in perfect tandem to solve a case that initially seemed unsolvable.
