Kandhamal: Phulbani Adarsha Town police have cracked the murder case of a 10-year-old girl, who was found dead under mysterious circumstances at Peonapada under Phulbani Town police station in Kandhamal district, with the arrest of a minor boy.
According to reports, the girl’s body was found hanging in her own house on August 29, when her parents were not at home. Upon their return, they found their daughter hanging and immediately rushed her to the District Headquarters Hospital, where she was declared dead.
Based on the complaint filed by the victim, the police had registered a case in this connection. In his complaint, the deceased Class V student’s father had accused his nephew (cousin of the victim) of killing her.
The police investigation revealed that the victim’s brother, who is a minor, was involved in the gruesome crime. The minor brother reportedly confessed to the crime during police interrogation. The police have arrested the minor boy and produced him before the Juvenile Justice Board, which sent him to the Balashram Jail in Boudh.
“The girl’s parents have demanded a thorough investigation, suspecting that there might be others involved in their daughter’s murder. However, so far, the police have found the minor boy to be the prime accused in the case. An investigation is underway, and anyone found involved in the crime will be brought to justice. Police are working to unravel the circumstances surrounding the murder”, said Phulbani Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) Subhrajit Biswal.
