Body of girl missing since July 18 exhumed in Puri, boyfriend detained

Prameyanews English

Published By : Prameya News Bureau | July 25, 2020 IST

Puri, July 25: The body of a 19-year-old girl who was missing since July 18 was exhumed at Srikarpur village under Brahmagiri police limits in Puri district. Police have detained her boyfriend suspecting him of murdering the girl and later burying her body near a pond. As per reports, the deceased identified as Deepika Mohapatra has eloped with her boyfriend identified as Sujit Sahu. However, her family members lodged a complaint against Sahu after they could not trace the girl. They also alleged Sahu of killing her daughter after the accused reportedly confessed to have murdered the girl and buried her body near the pond. Subsequently the body was exhumed today in presence of a magistrate. “During investigation Sahu denied to have committed murder and claimed that she died by suicide. He admitted of burying the body out of fear. The decomposed body has been sent for post-mortem to ascertain the cause of death and Sahu is being further interrogated,” said Puri Sadar SDPO, Kishore Chandra Mund.

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