With the arrest of 22 years old youth Nitesh Kumar alias Guddan, the Ketar police today claimed to have solved a murder and rape case. The victim, a 26-year old housewife, was raped and murdered in her home and her body was found dumped in a field on December 29 last.
According to Garhwa SP Mohammed Arshi in a joint operation of Nagar Untari SDPO Niraj Kumar, Police Inspector Ashok Kumar and OC Ketar and interrogation through technical cell arrest of the accused involved in the incident was done. Arrested accused a resident of Ktari village under Ketar Police Station later confessed his involvement in the crime, the SP added.
He confessed before police that he had illicit relationship with deceased for two to three months.
On December 27 he borrowed Rs 16,000 from the deceased. Due to fear of demanding money back by the deceased, he made a plan for her murder after make physical relationship with her. On the same day after making a physical relationship he tying her hands -legs kill her with a string of electric wire and plastic rope, SP also said.Police also recovered electric wire, plastic rope used in murder and three mobile phones. In another event Ranka police arrested four robbers on Garhwa -Ambikapur road on Sunday. Police also recovered a country made pistol and three live cartridges from them.