A 35-year-old man who had allegedly hacked to death a neighbourly woman in Sundargarh two days back and gone absconding after the crime, was arrested and forwarded to court on Sunday evening by the Sadar police. An axe used to kill the woman was recovered from the accused.
On Sunday, the Sadar police could come to know that accused Ranjit Gahir was hiding in his relative’s house at Chatakargi.The police soon raided the house and arrested Ranjit. While interrogating him, Ranjit confessed that he had killed Sukanti Jit (45) and also showed the spot where he had dropped the blood strained axe.Ranjit was forwarded to court under IPC Sections 302, 450 and 506.“We arrested accused Ranjit and forwarded him to court. We have also seized a blood strained axe,” said Sadar Police station sub inspector Suchitra Jena.