Police arrested a married man and forwarded him to court on Thursday allegedly for killing a girl and burying her body about five months ago.
Police had recovered the skeleton of the deceased girl after digging the soil from a forest area on Wednesday.
According to sources, one Kirtan Barihar (30), resident of Tikeikani Dhaniapunj village under Kinjrikela police station, who is married and has a daughter, had come in contact through some source with one Sanju Lugun (24), daughter of Grabiel Lugun, a resident of Dangajor village in Sambalpur district.
Kirtan had developed intimacy with Sanju and met her at Dangajor village. Kirtan promising her to marry had started keeping physical relationship with Sanju. In the month July, when Sanju forced Kirtan to marry her, Kirtan allegedly had killed her near his village and buried her under soil in a forest area.
In November, Grabel lodged FIR in Kinjrikela police station against Kirtan. The Kinjrikela police after registering a case, had interrogated Kirtan. On Wednesday, Kirtan had confessed his crime and told before police that he had killed Sanju.
The police dug the soil and recovered skeleton of Sanju from the spot. The family members of Sanju identified her through her dress which she had worn.
“After arresting the accused, we forwarded him to court on Thursday. His bail plea was rejected and he is in jail now,” said Kinjrikela IIC B Bag.