Uttarakhand nurse missing for 9 days, was found raped and murdered in Uttar Pradesh.
The nurse was reported missing by her sister on July 31. Her body was found in Bilaspur, Uttar Pradesh on August 8.
Arpit Pattnaik
A nurse from Uttarakhand was reported missing on July 31 and her body was found in Uttar Pradesh on August 8. She was raped and murdered. A couple has been arrested from Rajasthan in connection with the case. The victim's sister filed a missing person report at a police station in Uttarakhand's Rudrapur, and the police immediately launched an investigation. On August 8, the woman's decomposed body was found in the bushes in Uttar Pradesh's Bilaspur town.
The woman, who worked at a private hospital in Rudrapur, was last seen on CCTV footage on July 30 while returning from work. The footage showed her in the Dibdiba area of Bilaspur, a town near Rudrapur.
Following this lead, the police deployed multiple teams and also put her mobile number under surveillance. After analyzing CCTV footage near the crime scene, the police identified a suspicious man following the woman on the fateful day.
The investigation led them to Bareilly district in Uttar Pradesh. However, the suspect had fled by the time the police arrived.
The police then expanded their search to Haryana and Rajasthan. Eventually, the suspect, identified as Dharmendra, was located in Jodhpur, Rajasthan. The police arrested him along with his wife and brought them to Rudrapur for questioning.
During interrogation, Dharmendra confessed to the crime. He admitted that on the evening of July 30, he saw the nurse walking alone on the roads. Taking advantage of the darkness, he forcibly dragged her into the bushes.
"When the victim resisted his attempt to rape her, Dharmendra violently slammed her head against the road and eventually strangled her with a scarf. After committing the crime, he dumped her body in the bushes and fled with her mobile phone and Rs 30,000 in cash," the accused confessed. Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Manjunath TC confirmed the details of the crime and assured that the accused would face strict legal action.
