Main accused in Pari case arrested
The man will be produced in a Nayagarh court, and he will be taken on remand for further interrogation
The special investigation team (SIT) constituted by the state government to probe the kidnapping and murder of five-year-old Pari from Nayagarh district has arrested the main accused in the case.
The accused, whose name is yet to be disclosed by the SIT led by senior IPS officer Arun Bothra, will be produced in a Nayagarh court. He will be taken on remand for further interrogation.
Pari was kidnapped while playing near her house in Nayagarh’s Jadupur village on July14 and her skeletal remains were found dumped in a gunny bag in the bushes behind her house on July 23. The case had triggered public resentment in the state and Pari’s parents had attempted self-immolation alleging police inaction in the case. They had also alleged that the accused were being shielded by higher education minister Arun Sahoo who hails from Nayagarh.