DGP DK Pandey on Sunday said that the investigations into the rape and murder case of the engineering student which took place on Friday, are going in the right directions and a team of forensic experts have also been roped in to look into the matter. Pandey, while visiting the spot on Sunday to take stock of the situation, expressed satisfaction over the investigations carried out in the case.
To prevent any such incident in future, police have also decided to open a temporary out post (TOP) near the site in Booty area.
“Police are looking into the matter and a forensic team has also been roped in to assist the police in tracking out the culprits," said the DGP. A TOP will soon be opened in the area so that no such incident gets repeated again, he added.
The DGP added that the case will be solved very soon as the investigations are going in the right direction. He was there for over an hour during which he also passed directions to the police officials present there.
A semi-naked charred body of the a 19-year-old victim of a third semester student of Ram Tahal Chaudhary Institute of Technology was found in the morning inside her own house. She was alone at home when the incident took place. Originally from CMPDI Colony of Barkakana, the girl was living with her elder sister in Booti Basti on a rented accommodation.
A special investigating team (SIT) has already been formed to look into the shocking incident of alleged rape and killing case which refreshed the horrific memories of Nirbhaya incident in Delhi that occurred exactly four years back.
Four persons were detained on Saturday but were later released after brief interrogations. Police sources, however, said a team was sent outside the city to track the culprits. An FIR under section 302, 376 and other relevant sections of the IPC has been lodged in the case.