Odisha: Man raped minor in front of mother, gets arrested
A man who fled from Odisha after raping a minor and killing her mother has been arrested, state police said on Monday. The man, identified as Bijaya Behera, committed the crime on May 2. He raped the 18-year-old in front of her mother, and when the latter protested, he hacked her to death. Behera was arrested from Kerala. Here are more details.
Behera and his accomplice picked up girl from her house
Behera is a resident of local Kumari village which falls under the jurisdiction of Dharmasala police station area in Jajpur district. On the day of the incident, Behera and his friend Pabitra Maharana alias Vickey, picked the minor from her house. The duo then took her to Deuli hilltop and the victim's mother followed them. Behera and Vickey raped the victim.
After raping the victim, Behera thrashed the mother-daughter duo
"After reaching the hill, Vicky returned home. Behera raped the girl before her mother and thrashed both mother and daughter black and blue. While mother died on the spot, her daughter sustained critical injuries," said Saroj Kumar Sahoo, inspector-in-charge of Dharmasala police station.
Locals discovered the victim, days after she was raped
The victim, who was brutally assaulted, remained stranded at the hilltop for days. On May 4, a couple of local youths found her. They were alerted by her cries. Later, the victim was taken to SCB Medical College Hospital in Cuttack. Her mother's body was sent for post-mortem. Sahoo said the victim was critical when she was brought to the hospital.
Police tracked Behera's phone, he was arrested on Sunday
A police complaint was registered on the basis of the victim's statement. Subsequently, police launched a manhunt. "We were tracking the mobile phone of the accused regularly. We got information that the accused was in Kerala on Sunday. We immediately went Kerala by flight and arrested the accused near the aerodrome area on Sunday night," the officer added. Behera has reportedly confessed the crime.
