In connection with the mysterious death of Rama Devi Women’s University student Jharaphula Nayak, Jajpur police started probing and brought accused Rakesh Swain to Bhubaneswar for further investigation into the case on Wednesday. According to sources, the police team recreated the crime scene in room No. 201 of the guesthouse to get a clear picture of sequence of events on the fateful day.

The special team of Kuakhia police along with Jajpur sub-divisional police officer (SDPO) took the accused to a guesthouse in Dharma Vihar area of Bhubaneswar where he had stayed along with Jharaphula on the night of January 26.

Though the accused, suspected to be the boyfriend of the deceased, has been nabbed, the police are yet to establish the exact motive of the crime. The investigation is underway. We are following all the procedures as per law and will reveal details once the investigation is over,” said SDPO, Jajpur.

The police team are also expected to take the accused to a restaurant in Lingaraj police station limits where he had taken food with Jharaphula before proceeding to the guesthouse.This is the second day of the three-day remand of the accused. Yesterday, the police had recreated the crime scene to ascertain how the body of Jharaphula was dumped on the roadside near Mulapala in Jajpur district.

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