Overview
- The 24-year-old victim, identified as beautician Sarita Sa, went missing during Rath Yatra celebrations on Thursday and her family filed a missing-person complaint the next day.
- Police detained 27-year-old Anil Pruseth from Kundaposi after the complaint and say he confessed to abducting and killing Sa during questioning.
- Officers recovered the body near the foothills of Badrama forest in Jamankira limits after following the suspect’s directions and seized a piece of cloth the police allege was used to strangle her.
- A second man, identified as Ashok Kisan, has been held for allegedly driving the pair to the site, and investigators are continuing to question both men to establish motive and any accomplices.
- The body has been sent for post-mortem and officials say the exact cause of death will be confirmed by the forensic report, which will guide next steps including formal charges and prosecution.