Odisha: Two arrested for rape, murder of woman who fell from building

Odisha Police arrested two men for the rape and murder of a woman in Paradip. The accused, Shubham Kumar, allegedly raped the victim and threw her from a fourth-floor building. The woman met him after a quarrel with her boyfriend, Somnath Ojha.

Odisha Police have arrested two persons in connection with the alleged rape and murder of a woman in Paradip.

Police Detail Investigation Findings

Jagatsinghpur Superintendent of Police Ankit Verma said the incident took place on the night of the 22nd and 23rd. He told ANI, "On the nights of the 22nd and 23rd, a woman fell from the fourth floor of a building and died. A complaint was received on the morning of the 23rd, and a UD case was subsequently registered. As the investigation proceeded, several facts came to light. At Tirtol Thana, a missing person complaint for the deceased had been registered. It was established that this was not an accidental case. The accused, Shubham Kumar, a resident of Dhanbad, Bihar, under Madhuban Thana, was involved. He raped her and then threw her off the building... Further investigation revealed information about her boyfriend, Somnath Ojha. On the night of the 22nd, she had gone to meet Somnath, where they quarrelled over an issue. Later, Somnath dropped her near the market area, where she met Shubham, who was going to Paradip. Since she was going in the same direction, he took her along. Shubham then took her to his house, where he raped her and threw her from the fourth floor of the building... During the investigation, adult video content was also recovered from Shubham's mobile phone", Verma said.

Evidence Recovered and Ongoing Probe

Police also recovered adult video content from the accused's mobile phone during the course of the investigation. Further investigation into the matter is underway. (ANI)

(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by Asianet Newsable English staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)