Indus Valley Times

By Md. Khalil

Bhubaneswar, Nov. 25: A girl in Odisha’s Nabarangpur has been allegedly murdered for asking status of wife. Her mutilated body – chopped into 31 pieces – was on Saturday exhumed from a forest near Murumadihi in Nabarangpur district.

The 21-year-old deceased girl identified as Tilabati Gond. She hailed from Baghabeda village under Raighar police limits.

The police launched an investigation into the murder case.

“The police has launched a probe into the incident. Two persons have been taken into custody for interrogation. We will soon zero in the accused and establish the motive behind the crime,” the Raighar police said.

Tilabati, according to her family members, left home on Wednesday saying she was going to the local market. However, when she did not return till late evening, the family members suspected something amiss. They informed the local police about the missing.

The police along with the family members and villagers searched for the girl in the neighbourhood.

After being tipped-off that the girl was murdered and buried at a place near Murumadihi village, the cops reached there and got the body exhumed.

Sources said the police had detained a couple – from Murumadihi and interrogating them.

 “A man named Chandra Rout and his wife killed Tilabati on Thursday night. The girl was in love with Chandra and always insisted him to accept her as his wife. Since the man was married, he started ignoring her request. On the fateful day, she came to Chandra’s house and insisted to stay with him. The couple, in a bid to get rid of her, killed her and chopped off her body into pieces for easy dumping. We demand exemplary punishment to be handed down to the culprits and justice to the deceased woman’s family members,” informed a villager

When asked, the Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) Aditya Sen said, “The girl’s father Luduram Gond had lodged a missing complaint. On the basis of his complaint, we launched an investigation and exhumed the body.”

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