A woman security guard was brutally murdered near the Engineering School Road adjacent to the lR law College here on Wednesday evening.
Deceased Rubita Biswal, a resident of Ankulli village, was working in a private security firm here and staying in the Khodasingi area in Engineering School Road for last few months. After attending her duty at the Gayatri ladies Hostel, she was returning home accompanied by one of her relatives Nibasini Behera and her friend lakshmi Nayak
At around 7 pm, while Rubita was on her way to home, an unidentified person all of a sudden threw red chili powder at her face from the backside and then attacked her with sharp weapons before fleeing from the spot unnoticed.
Rubita was admitted at the MKCG Medical College Hospital here, but she succumbed to her severe injuries in her neck and spine soon thereafter.
Rubita’s assailant, as the police suspect, is a married person working as a mason and a resident of the nearby Ankuli area and he knew Rubita, said Brahmapur SDPO Basanta Panigrahi.
The police have been raiding the possible hideouts of the suspect in village Ankuli and its adjoining areas on the outskirts of the city to nab him. The police have reportedly identified the culprit, said sources.
Some correlate this brutal murder to love affair. Rubita’s husband, on the other hand, said the accused had given lucrative offers like arranging a role in films to his wife.
The investigation is on and the actual reason for the attack is yet to be ascertained.