The Dhenkanal police on Tuesday made a major breakthrough by arresting the prime suspect in the Joranda Nua Sahi murder case wherein four members of a family were found murdered on February 2. The accused turned out to be the eldest son of the family.
“Rakesh Behera, the eldest son of the victim family, is the prime accused in the murder case in Nua Sahi in Joranda involving killing of four members of a family on February 2. Rakesh committed the crime as his family members objected to his love affairs with a girl,” said Dhenkanal SP Manoranjan Mohanty here at a Press conference.
Rakesh killed his father Makardhwaj Behera (52), mother Sukanti (50), sister Trifala (22) and younger brother Bikash (20), he said, adding that Rakesh confessed to the crime during interrogation.
It may be mentioned here that the locals had found bodies of Makardhwaj Behera, his wife, son and daughter, in the early morning on February 2 and informed the police. Makardhwaj worked as a mason in the village. Following information, the police had reached the spot and began its investigation after sending the bodies for post-mortem. While the bodies of Makardhwaj, his wife and daughter were retrieved from a well in the backyard of the house, the body of his son Bikash was found in a room.
The locals had then suspected the crime to have been committed by a close relative because the family was not known to have enmity with anyone in the area.