Overview
- Police say a 10-year-old was found dead near bushes in Baligaon on Tuesday evening after going missing earlier in the day, with prima facie evidence of sexual assault and murder.
- Bhadrak SP Manoj Kumar Rout said the suspect was arrested in Jagatsinghpur, as officers reported the involvement of one person in the crime.
- DIG Pinak Mishra said investigators seized incriminating evidence from the accused and recorded a confession, while cautioning that the probe continues.
- Forensic teams and a sniffer dog squad examined the scene, and authorities arranged a team post-mortem as part of the ongoing investigation.
- Residents staged road blockades and gheraoed the Chandbali police station, unknown men demolished a suspect’s house in Rampalli, heavy security was deployed, and BJD and Congress called a Chandbali bandh for Thursday.