In a major breakthrough, the police succeeded to solve the murder case of Tata Steel employee’s wife, a 43-year-old woman, Khemlata Devi, who was found lying murdered at her residence in Kadma.
The police arrested Binay Kumar Sahu, a distant relative of the murder victim in connection the case. Binay, who is a bachelor and unemployed, confessed to the crime. Binay who was also produced before the mediaperson claimed that he had developed physical relation with Khemlata who was one of his distant relatives.
“We met during a marriage function at CP Club in Sonari some one-and-half-years ago. During the meeting, Khemlata was attracted to him and expressed her willingness to come closer. Subsequently, I would visit her residence on Tansha Road in Kadma frequently and we would meet there. I would also go there in presence of Khemlata’s husband Kartik Ram as I was a relative,” said Binay.
The murder accused said “as she was child-less, she wanted to adopt a child and thus asked me not to come to her house for this all. After trying to convince her, as she remained adamant on her decision, I picked up a vegetable knife from the kitchen and stuck it in her neck, while forcing her to come to compromise. As she fell down, I stabbed her in the abdomen and subsequently slit her throat,” narrated Binay in front of the mediapersons.
The police have recovered a Samsung Galaxy mobile phone that belonged to the murder victim, a jeans pant having blood stain and the cell-phone belonging to the accused during the investigation.
Khemlata was found lying fatally injured in the bed at about 10.30 pm on June 28 when her husband returned home from the B-shift duty from Tata Steel where he works. She was declared brought dead when she was rushed to Tata Main Hospital.
Senior SP, Mathew said that Binay had come to Khemlata’s house at about after the victim’s husband had left the residence for his duty. After that he tried to force for meeting, but when she objected to the move forcefully, Binay killed her.
The senior SP said the evidence gathered against the accused was enough to get him convicted in a court of law, but they have also sent blood samples and finger-prints to the Ranchi-based forensic lab. He said once the test reports from the forensic lab would come, the case will get stronger.