Cops tracked the mobile phone records of the victim's friend and have detained him
Cops tracked the mobile phone records of the victim's friend and have detained him
The south division police claim to have had a major breakthrough in the murder case of a 29-year-old BPO employee, Payal Surekha. They tracked the cellphone records of a common friend of the victim and her husband, Ananth Narayan Mishra and detained the accused Joseph alias Joe from his hometown in West Bengal.
Tragedy: Earlier, Ananth was detained and grilled by the cops so much
that he was not even let to take part in Payal's final rites, since the
police suspected that he might try to escape
Joe was Mishra's business partner, but Mishra later severed ties with him after Joe had a fight with Payal, said a police officer. Ananth who was running a gymnasium in Cuttack with Joe, relocated to Bangalore to start another gym with a local partner. Enraged by this, Joe decided to take revenge.
The murder
Joe, who was in regular touch with the couple, came to know Ananth was out of Bangalore, and he landed in the city on December 15. After reaching Bangalore, Joe confirmed with Ananth about his location and visited the couple's apartment on December 17.
After confirming her apartment number with the security guard, Joe visited Payal, who offered him tea and snacks. Joe who was waiting for a right moment, pounced on her and tied her hands and legs, gagged her mouth with a tape to stop her from resisting. Then he attacked her with a knife.
The attack was so barbaric that Joe stabbed Payal's body repeatedly, and left the apartment later. Joe also stole her gold valuables and laptop to make it look like it was murder for gain, said an official from JP Nagar police station.
The police came to know during their investigations that a youth had visited her few hours before the murder. They also found that a few pictures were missing from Payal's photo album.
New clues
While the police initially suspected Mishra and couple of Payal's friends and the company cab driver, they stumbled upon Joe, based on a suspicion by Ananth. With the help of Payal's call records, they zeroed in on Joe. But since his mobile phone was switched off, a police team rushed to Cuttack to trail him. T
They questioned Joe's family members, and tracked him to his friend's apartment, where he had taken shelter. A detailed questioning led Joe to confess the crime.
Earlier, Ananth was detained and grilled by the police so much that he was not even let to take part in the final rites of his wife, since the police suspected that he might try to escape. Adding to his problems, city police while letting him off, also issued a gag order on him, warning him not to speak to the press, or anyone about until the completion of the investigation.
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| Bidari fumes |
| >>Meanwhile Commissioneru00a0 of Police Shankar Bidari said that the police are yet to solve the case. He was upset over some officers leaking the information before the case was solved, and said that he was going to take strict action against the 'mole' in the department. |
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