A blood-stained shirt found near a river helped the Odisha Police solve a mysterious murder case involving a 35-year-old woman. The woman’s body was discovered on December 13 on the banks of the Kathjodi River in Cuttack. Since no one reported her missing, police were unsure how to identify her.
The police found a weapon, a chopper, and tried to piece together the clues. There were tattoos on the woman’s arms, but they didn’t help in identifying her. However, they discovered a blood-stained shirt and pants that had a tailor’s tag from ‘New Star Tailors.’
The police decided to investigate this tag and found several tailors with similar names across Odisha. They checked each one but found no match. Then, a tailor in Ganjam told them that such tags are also used in Gujarat. So, they contacted the Gujarat police, who located a tailor in Surat.
The tailor revealed that the shirt was made for a customer named ‘Babu.’ He also mentioned he had sent ₹100 to ‘Babu’ via mobile pay. The police tracked down the mobile number, which led them to Jaganath Duhuri, known as Babu.
Jaganath was found traveling by train back to Surat when the police arrested him. During questioning, he confessed that he was the deceased woman’s brother-in-law and had committed the crime with the help of his brother, Balaram Duhuri (the woman’s husband), and his cousin, Hapi Duhuri. All three men have been arrested.
The police said the motive behind this crime was a long-standing marital disagreement between the woman and her husband. Balaram was suspicious that she was having an affair.
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