In a desperate attempt to retrieve her documents, Priya, allegedly assisted by another nurse, Hannan, reportedly tried to sedate Mahdi. However, the dosage proved fatal. Panicked, the two women are said to have dismembered the body and disposed of it in a water tank. Both were subsequently arrested.

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