Crime Patrol: Year-old rape and murder case solved, one arrested (Episode 87, 24th Feb 2012)

Crime Patrol: Priya Parekh's Mysterious Death - Episode 87 - 24th February 2012

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The Inside Story

Rape and Murder of Puja Nayak in Ahmedabad, Gujarat

What was initially made out to be a case of accidental death - a girl strangled by her dupatta caught in a motorbike's wheel - has turned out to be rape and murder. On December 16m, Puja Nayak, a resident of Ahmedabad, Gujarat who worked at a BPO, was brought dead to Sola Civil Hospital by her colleague Rakesh Jadav on SG Highway. Jadav told police, Puja left her workplace early because she was not feeling well and then went to a colleague, Dhara's home nearby.

Forensic investigators detected the crime and helped police nab the killer. Jadav, 30, has confessed that he had taken Puja to farms near Heritage House on Shilaj road and raped her. When she threatened to expose him, he strangled her with a nylon rope. He then tied the body to himself and drove to Shilaj-Thaltej road and then called his friends.

The post mortem report said that the strangulation marks on the victim's neck were much smaller than a mark that would be made by a dupatta. This means that she was strangled with a thinner object. Second, the doctors found semen from her body parts. These factors clearly raised suspicion on Jadav's statement.

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