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Itanagar: Police have apprehended two key suspects in connection with the gruesome murder of a woman in Yupia-I under Papum Pare district. Addressing media persons, Papum Pare superintendent of police (SP) Taru Gusar on Saturday revealed that the victim, identified as Janmoni Das, 24 was employed as a housekeeping staff member at R&T Powerol, Lekhi.
Her partially buried body was discovered on December 27, 2024, near an under-construction building.
“The discovery was made after locals noticed unusual earth filling at the site. Upon inspection, police found a red woolen cloth, which led them to the victim’s body. Initial observations indicated strangulation, as a piece of blue cloth was tied around her neck,” the SP said.
During investigations, police traced the last call made to the victim’s phone on December 26, 2024, to a number belonging to Mofijul Hoque, 38, a laborer who had been working at the construction site.
Eyewitness accounts and CCTV footage corroborated his presence with the victim on the night of the crime. Hoque reportedly fled the area immediately after the incident and was tracked to Hosur, Tamil Nadu, where he had recently taken up work as a security guard.
A team of Arunachal Pradesh police, with assistance from Tamil Nadu police, arrested him on January 3. He was remanded to police custody for four days for further questioning, SP Gusar said.
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