The chief of the special investigation team (SIT), Arun Bothra, on Tuesday said five-year-old child from Nayagarh’s Jadupur village was raped and killed by her 18-year-old neighbour Saroj Sethy who also had sex with her dead body.
Bothra said the accused, who used to watch child pornography on his sister’s mobile phone, had turned into a necrophiliac.
Addressing a press conference, Bothra revealed the motive behind the killing. “The girl had gone to Saroj’s house on July 14 when he was all alone. Taking advantage of the situation, he offered her berries and later tried to rape her. When the girl started crying, Saroj strangulated her. After she died, Saroj raped the dead body and discharged semen on the frock of the girl,” he said.
Main accused in Pari case arrested The man will be produced in a Nayagarh court, and he will be taken on remand for further interrogation
The special investigation team (SIT) constituted by the state government to probe the kidnapping and murder of five-year-old Pari from Nayagarh district has arrested the main accused in the case.
The accused, whose name is yet to be disclosed by the SIT led by senior IPS officer Arun Bothra, will be produced in a Nayagarh court. He will be taken on remand for further interrogation.
Pari was kidnapped while playing near her house in Nayagarh’s Jadupur village on July14 and her skeletal remains were found dumped in a gunny bag in the bushes behind her house on July 23. The case had triggered public resentment in the state and Pari’s parents had attempted self-immolation alleging police inaction in the case. They had also alleged that the accused we