Police on Wednesday arrested a youth of Deogarh district, Budhadev Behera, in connection with the rape and murder of a young woman in Delang in Puri district.
The police said Behera, besides the Delang woman’s murder, is involved in five such cases in Odisha and also Andhra Pradesh.
They were able to trace him with the help of ATM card which were found near the dead body of the slain woman.
Central Range IG Soumendra Priyadarshi said Behera is a psychopath and a sex maniac and is a threat to humanity.
The police will try to ensure that he gets the stringent punishment. His modus operandi was he used to strike a relationship with the woman and after winning their faith used to rape them and later kill them by slitting their throat.