Jajpur: Police here have arrested another accused Shakti Sekhar Swain from Bhubaneswar today. He was absconding since January 27 in connection with Jharaphula death case.
Sekhar was accused of helping the key accused Rakesh Swain in dumping Jharaphula’s body on roadside in Jajpur district after her mysterious death.
Earlier, two persons, the prime accused in the case, Rakesh Swain and one Amaresh Rout, a resident of Sundarpada area in the State capital, were arrested.
Jharaphula, a student of RD Women’s University and resident of Mayurbhanj district, died mysteriously after spending a night at a hotel in Dharma Vihar area in Khandagiri on January 26 with her alleged boyfriend Rakesh Swain.
As per the case detail, on January 26, Rakesh and Jharaphula had reached OYO Shiv Sai Guest House and checked into the hotel. They had stayed at room no. 201 of the hotel.
Rakesh found Jharaphula in an unconscious state at the hotel room in the morning of January 27. He then called up his friend Shekhar. 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. He realised midway that Jharaphula had died. Rakesh and Shekhar went all the way to Jajpur on the vehicle and allegedly dumped the body on the roadside at Mulapala under Kuakhia police limits around 9 AM.
The entire act was recorded in a CCTV camera installed near the spot.
