Police said Tasleema Shaikh (23), a resident of Salimar complex in Billimora, was taken to Jamalshah Dargah in Tarapur by her aunt Naseem and her son Riyaz. Tasleema, a commerce graduate, was “mentally unstable”. And therefore, Naseem took her to the dargah for some ritual on January 13.

Tasleema’s father Ismail Shaikh in his complaint said she was tortured and while performing the rituals Tasleema collapsed and became unconscious. She was taken to a private hospital in Alipore by her aunt where doctors declared her “dead on arrival”.

Later, Naseem took the body to Saravani village in Chikhli Taluka, where she was buried in presence of her parents and other relatives. Tasleema’s mother Shehnaz was shocked and lost her mental balance. Following which, she was admitted in the hospital at Billimora.

After Ismail contacted the Billimora police, police exhumed the body from the grave and have sent it for a post-mortem to New Civil hospital.