On Friday, a 30-year-old man was detained for reportedly beheading an eight-year-old girl and wandering about a hamlet in Odisha ‘s Jaipur district with the severed head, according to police. The girl had gone to relieve herself in the morning in a farmland, after which the accused went there with an axe and killed her
According to them, the purpose behind the grisly tragedy, which sent shockwaves across the community in Jamankira block, is yet unknown. Later, he wandered the hamlet with the severed head in his hands, then went to a tube well and cleaned it.
When the accused’s wife saw it, she got into a violent quarrel with him, but he threatened her with an axe. At the time, the accused slept on the ground.
The suspect was apprehended by police who hurried to the scene. According to Kuchinda subdivisional police officer Rajkishore Mishra, a preliminary inquiry found that he was an alcoholic but had no hatred against the deceased’s family.
“We’re still trying to figure out what was going through his head when he did the act,” the officer stated.
According to the locals, the accused, a father of two children, engaged in conflicts with his family on a daily basis, although he is not mentally sick.
The firearm was confiscated, and the girl’s body was taken for an autopsy, according to Jamankira police station inspector Premjeet Das, who added that an inquiry was underway.
Published By : VATSAL KOTHA
Edited By : KHUSHI THAKUR
