Pregnant model dies, live-in partner held

A 27-year-old model Khushboo Ahirwar alias Khushi Verma died under mysterious circumstances here early on Monday morning, reportedly due to medical complications related to pregnancy.

- Our Staff Reporter

Her live-in partner, 25-year-old Qasim, who runs a cafe in the city, was detained for questioning after he allegedly fled the hospital where he had taken her in an unconscious state, said Khajuri Sadak police.

According to police station in-charge Prateek Singh, Khushboo (27), originally from Bamora Mandi in Sagar and Qasim, a resident of Ujjain, had been in a live-in relationship for the past three years. They lived in a residential complex near Khajuri Sadak, where Qasim also ran a cafe. Khushboo had pursued modelling after dropping out of college in her first year of B.A. She had over 12,000 followers on Instagram, where she was active under the name “Diamond Girl.”

Doctors in the hospital informed the police after declaring Khushboo dead on arrival. Police took custody of the body and sent it for postmortem examination.