Jharaphula Nayak case: Police take accused to the spot where body was dumped

Jajpur: The Kuakhia police today took Jharaphula Nayak death case accused Rakesh Swain to Mulapala in Jajpur district where the body of the girl was allegedly dumped by him and his friend.

On the first day of the 3-day remand period, Jajpur Road SDPO interrogated Rakesh at the Kuakhia police station this morning. The accused was also questioned in the presence of Ramakant Nayak, father of the deceased girl, in connection with his relationship with Jharaphula.

Police are also likely to take him to the hotel room in Bhubaneswar, where he and Jharaphula had stayed, for scene reconstruction.

The Twin City Commissionerate Police had arrested Rakesh from his residence at Sundarpada in Bhubaneswar and handed him over to Jajpur police.

On January 26, Rakesh and Jharaphula had reached OYO Shiv Sai Guest House, Dharma Vihar in Bhubaneswar and checked into the hotel. They stayed at room no. 201 of the hotel.

Rakesh found Jharaphula in an unconscious state at the hotel room in the morning of January 27. He then called up his friend Shekhar. While Shekhar drove the scooter, Rakesh rode pillion making the unconscious girl sit between them. They were spotted leaving the place around 7 AM.

Rakesh initially intended to hospitalise Jharaphula at SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack. He realised midway that Jharaphula had died. Rakesh and Shekhar went all the way to Jajpur on the vehicle and allegedly dumped the body on roadside at Mulapala under Kuakhia police limits around 9 AM.

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