As the nation continues to mourn the gruesome rape and murder of a trainee doctor at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College, another horrific incident has emerged from Uttarakhand. A 33-year-old nurse working at a private hospital was raped and strangled to death while returning from work on July 30. Her body was found week later from Uttar Pradesh.
Incident Overview
According tp the media reports, the incident came to light after the victim's sister filed a missing person report with local authorities, noting that the nurse did not return to her rented accommodation in Udham Singh Nagar's Bilaspur Colony, where she lived with her 11-year-old daughter. The officials mentioned, despite an initial investigation, no significant leads were found until over a week later, when the body of a woman was discovered in an empty plot in Dibdiba, Uttar Pradesh. It was later confirmed to be the missing nurse.
"On July 31, we received a missing person report. During the search, we learned that she had made it as far as her village in Uttar Pradesh before being attacked. On August 8, we were informed about the discovery of a woman's body in some bushes in that area. It was soon confirmed to be the missing woman," said Udham Singh Nagar SSP Manjunath T.C to media channels.
Investigation Details
Further, the police mentioned that there investigation eventually led them to Rajasthan, where the accused, Dharmendra Kumar, was arrested. Kumar, a daily wage laborer and a resident of Bareilly, was found in possession of the victim's phone. Technical evidence and CCTV footage revealed that Kumar had intercepted the victim on the day of the incident.
According to the investigation, the accused dragged the woman into nearby bushes, where he raped and strangled her to death before stealing her jewelry and other belongings.
"The accused is a drug addict and did not know the woman. On the day of the incident, he saw the woman walking alone. She fought back fiercely, but he overpowered her, strangled her, and then sexually assaulted her. After the murder, he took her belongings and fled," SSP Manjunath T.C. stated.
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