In a major breakthrough, police on Tuesday arrested five persons in connection with a suspected case of honour killing of a couple in Koraput district.
The couple, identified as Parsuram Muduli and Dhanamoti Muduli of Mundipadar village under Kotpad Tehsil, was found dead close to the railway tracks near Kusumi village in the district on June 21. Since then, police were tracking the culprits during their investigation.
later, the cops found involvement of Dhanamoti’s father, brother and three other relatives behind the double murder.
Speaking to the media, Koraput SP KV Singh said, “Prima facie, it seems like an honour killing case. We have arrested five persons in connection with the incident, including the woman’s father and brother; all would be forwarded to court today. We would also try to tag it as a ‘Red Flag’ case.” Singh also informed that the weapon used in the crime was seized and the chargesheet related to the case would be submitted soon.