An investigation into the Uttan murder case has revealed that the nine-year-old girl's inability to do household work and use the western commode at her adoptive parents' residence led the man and his wife to strangulate her to death. Police said the accused would brutally assault her and not give her food and water whenever she wet the bed at night.

The Uttan police have arrested the woman, identified as Anita Rathod, while Prakash is still absconding. Police said that though they suspect the deceased girl was raped, the main accused's wife has denied the charge. While the girl's primary medical report suggests that she was strangulated to death, a forensic test of the viscera would reveal whether she was raped.