RAPE ACCUSED BURNT VICTIM'S HEAD, NEPHEW PLAYED ACCOMPLICE

The gruesome murder of the 18-year-old girl whose dismembered body parts were found in Rourkela was not just horrifying; it was executed in cold blood.

- PRASANJEET SARKAR AND ASISH MEHTA @Rourkela/Bhubaneswar

Main accused Kunu Kisan, a mason by profession, came fully prepared to destroy evidence and derail the investigation. He burnt the victim's severed head before disposing of it in a swamp.

The 30-year-old prime accused watched several crime shows, including the popular series 'Crime Patrol', revolving around kidnapping and murder, to learn the tricks before killing the girl whom he had allegedly raped and impregnated over a year back.

After the murder, Kisan chopped the victim's hands and legs to prevent police getting fingerprints on the body. He severed her head, set it on fire and disposed of it in a swampy area near Rourkela to allow decomposition to reduce the scope of her identification. In this chilling act of murder, a minor nephew of Kisan played the perfect accomplice.