Rape accused on bail kills victim, throws body parts across Odisha

A man, who was out on bail after being jailed for raping a minor girl last year, has killed the victim, chopped her body into pieces and threw the body parts in different places in Odisha last week, police said on Wednesday.

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According to the police, the accused was arrested for allegedly raping the minor in Sundargarh district in August last year. The victim had lodged a rape case with Dharuadihi police station. He was released from the prison in December last year.

"On December 7 this year, a missing complaint was filed by the girl's family. We had taken up the investigation," Jharsuguda superintendent of police Parmar Smit Parshottamdas said.