Bolangir: Bolangir Police Saturday cracked the murder mystery of a youth whose chopped-off body parts were recovered from a locked house at Salepali village under Town police limits here.
The slain youth Rinku Meher, 27, was a native of Nuapada district living in this area.
Police cracked the brutal murder and arrested the slain youth’s younger brother Bhabani Shankar Meher alias Pinku in this connection. The accused Pinku after murdering his brother chopped-off his body into eight parts and wrapped them in black polythene in a bid to destroy evidence. However, he left the chopped-off body parts behind in the house and fled after he failed to dispose of the body. He committed the crime due to domestic dispute and over torture inflicted upon his parents by his slain elder brother. This was stated by Sadar SDPO Tophan Bag to mediapersons here, Saturday. After his arrest, police took him to the crime spot and recreated the crime scene, the SDPO said.
Senior officials said that Pinku, who was looking after the family, was fed up with his elder brother’s behaviour as he was always picking up quarrels with others at home and torturing his elderly parents.
Rinku had allegedly assaulted his father with a hammer, April 25 following which Pinku admitted the latter at VSS Institute of Medical Sciences and Research (VIMSAR) in Burla and returned home May 10. His father again fell sick, May 13 following which he admitted him at Bhima Bhoi Medical College and Hospital in Bolangir.
Pinku had come home to take a bucket, mat and other materials when Rinku hurled abuses at him and attacked him with a pipe.
Enraged, Pinku hacked the neck of his brother with an axe following which he died. In a bid to destroy evidence he then chopped off his body into eight pieces, wrapped them in black polythene and stuffed them in a bag. However, he failed to dispose of the bag as it failed to shut due to some problem with its zip.
The matter came to light after neighbours alerted the police after noticing a foul smell emanating from the house.
As the house was locked, it was broken in the presence of a magistrate and the body stuffed in a bag was recovered May 17. Police had sent the parts for autopsy and launched an investigation in this regard.
PNN