Police on Sunday claimed to have cracked the murder case of a youth, Shrikant Nanda, by nabbing four persons, including the prime accused in connection with the case.
Nanda’s body had been recovered from the bank of Suktel river at Durgapalli village on August 10. Acting on a complaint lodged by the deceased’s brother, the Puintala police launched an investigation into the matter.
Now, the police managed to arrest four persons, including the prime accused identified as Suresh Bairi. But a manhunt is on to
nab the remaining five accused who are still at large, police said.
After being grilled by the police, Bairi confessed that he along with his associates had kidnapped Nanda on August 8 to acquire a Hanuman coin from his possession.
They had put cello tape on his mouth during the kidnapping, but when he become unconscious, they thought he had died. Following this, they dumped his body in the Suktel river.