Odisha Police Cracks Year-Old Murder Mystery In Keonjhar

The Nayakot Police in Keonjhar’s Bansapal on Saturday arrested a man after unraveling the mysteries of a missing case pending for over a year.

The accused has been identified as Chakradhara Ghana of Upper Kadakana village in Banspal.

As per reports, Ghana was married to Nabata Dangua from Nayakote village. However, the inter-caste marriage forced the couple to leave the village and settle in the town.

Some months after the marriage, Nabata went missing and could not be traced. However, her relatives smelled rat after Ghana married another woman in July this year.

Following an FIR at the Police station, the cops launched a probe to trace Nabata. The mysterious missing case was cracked on Saturday after Ghana confessed to his crimes and admitted that he had killed his wife in a fit of rage.

After the arrest of Ghana, body remains of Nabata including bones and some bangles were recovered from the Judia Ghat during a search in the presence of a magistrate, sources said.

Speaking to the reporters, Ghana said, “I loved her and we subsequently got married. But after an altercation, I could not control myself and strangulated her to death.”