| Date | 2 June 2019 |
|---|---|
| Location | Tappal, Aligarh district, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Coordinates | 28°02′32″N 77°34′45″E / 28.042212°N 77.579136°E |
| Deaths | One two-year-old girl |
| Accused | Zahid Ali, Shabusta, Mehdi Hasan, Aslam |
The Aligarh murder case involved the death of a two-year-old girl in the Aligarh district of Uttar Pradesh, India. She went missing on 30 May 2019, and her body was found three days later in a garbage dump. Police stated that the girl was abducted and killed in a form of revenge crime over a monetary dispute. The murder caused widespread outrage, which led to the spread of misinformation on social media as rumours were circulated.
Zahid Ali and Aslam were arrested on 4 June 2019 and confessed to the killing over an unpaid loan of 10,000 rupees. Zahid's wife, Shabusta and brother Mehdi Hasan were arrested on 8 June 2019 for assisting the crime.