Bhubaneswar: In a fresh development in the Jharaphula death case, her father Ramakanta Nayak, a resident of Jashipur in Mayurbhanj district, fed up with the tardy police investigation, has threatened self-immolation in front of the Odisha Legislative Assembly.
The police are yet to reveal the incidents that followed up to Jharaphula’s death.
The accused has been arrested and the scooty used in the crime and CCTV footage have also been recovered. Yet, the case is yet to be solved.
Jharaphula, a resident of Jashipur in Mayurbhanj district, was a Ramadevi Women’s University Plus-III second-year student.
Due to lockdown restrictions, Jharaphula was staying at her house. During this period Rakesh made acquaintances with her. Rakesh was engaged in underground pipe laying work in her village. Thereafter, the girl met Rakesh on several occasions in Bhubaneswar.
It was January 26 when Rakesh and Jharaphula had checked into OYO Shiv Sai Guest House, Dharma Vihar in Bhubaneswar and stayed at room no. 201 of the hotel.
Swain reportedly found Jharaphula in an unconscious state at the hotel room on the morning of January 27 and called up his friend Shekhar seeking his help. 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. But on the way, he realized that she had already died and changed his decision. The two friends rode all the way to Jajpur on the scooter and allegedly dumped the body on the roadside at around 9 am.
PNN
