Amid nationwide outrage over the horrific rape and murder of a 31-year-old PG trainee doctor in Kolkata, Uttarakhand police on Wednesday arrested a suspect linked to the alleged rape and murder of a 33-year-old nurse who had gone missing on July 30 in Rudrapur, Udham Singh Nagar district.
The victim, who lived in Bilaspur Colony with her 11-year-old daughter, was a resident of Islamnagar in Gadarpur and worked as a nurse at a private hospital in Nainital. Her sister reported her missing on July 31 at the Rudrapur police station, prompting an investigation.
More than a week later, her body was discovered in an empty plot in Uttar Pradesh’s Dibdiba area and sent for a post-mortem.
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The suspect, who was apprehended in Jodhpur, Rajasthan, is a laborer from Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh. According to reports, Dharmendra, the accused, allegedly lured the nurse into the bushes where he raped and strangled her before fleeing with her jewelry.
Police reviewed CCTV footage that showed the victim’s last known location as she traveled in a tempo from Indra Chowk in Rudrapur. The investigation traced the victim’s stolen mobile phone to Dharmendra.
During his interrogation, Dharmendra confessed to attacking the nurse near Basundhara Apartment on Kashipur Road with the intent to rob her. He then took her to a secluded plot, where he raped and strangled her, escaping afterward with the money and jewelry in her purse.
