By Our Correspondent
BHUBANESWAR: The flamboyant IPS officer of 1996 batch of Odisha cadre, man from desert land of Rajasthan , Arun Bothra is flying high with congratulations and best wishes pouring in for him after the SIT led by Bothra cracked the 5 months old Paree sexual assault and murder case in Nayagarh.
“Another great detection in Nayagarh murder case by @arunbothra…..another success story…another potboiler in making. Great job by #SherlockHolmes of @odisha_police
Kudos Sir Clapping hands signClapping hands signand many congratulations #SIT and @CIDOdisha #Bollywood #AtulKulkarni #Patnagarh,” tweeted Odisha IGP(Operations) Amitabh Thakur @AMITABHTHAKUR21.
“Kudos to S.I.T.under ace IPS officer @arunbothra who have cracked the ‘Pari’murder case with solid forensic evidence.Shame and hopefully some self reflection by those who doubted the competence of the team set up by HCM @Naveen_Odisha.The unfortunate victim will get justice now,” BJD Puri MP Pinaki Misra, tweeted @OfPinaki.
SIT of Crime Branch under Odisha Police said the five-year-old Nayagarh girl was victim of “sexual assault” and murder.“The SIT has sufficient evidence against the youth arrested on Sunday. He was also interrogated by the Nayagarh District Police. We arrested the youth after getting required evidence against him. Sexual assault was the motive behind killing of the little girl,” Mr.Bothra told reporters as the accused was produced in the court in Nayagarh on Monday.
The Crime Branch of Odisha Police in a press release on Sunday had informed that one person was arrested in the little girl’s murder case under sections 376-A, 376AB, 364, 302, 201 of IPC, apart from Section 6 of POCSO Act.Meanwhile, the accused youth was produced at the Special Court-cum-ADJ (POCSO Court), Nayagarh, which allowed the SIT to take him on a remand till December 24, said Police sources.
IPS officer Bothra said the accused was interrogated multiple times in the last ten days before his arrest. “I would like to confirm the fact that this man is the prime accused. Any of his associates’ involvement in the case is still under investigation,” Bothra said.
Expressing satisfaction over the progress of the investigation, Mr.Bothra said a small team of SIT could collect evidence against the accused who was at large for the last five-months.He said the SIT was working hard to submit a charge-sheet in the Court, once the investigation is over.
