Rourkela: Gurundia police in Sundargarh’s Bonai sub-division have arrested a 25-year-old man and his uncle for the murder of a 28-year-old Anganwadi worker on Monday, whose body was recovered from a dam on Sunday evening. The victim, Jayanti Kujur, was allegedly strangled by her husband, Laxman Oram, who later dumped her body in the Dangajore dam with help of his uncle, Gobind Oram (45). Jayanti and Laxman, residents of Jarda village, had been married for six years. Laxman worked at a private firm in Rourkela. Police said marital discord arose two months ago when Jayanti left Laxman and began living with another man, Arjun Oram, from the same village.On Saturday, Jayanti’s sister filed a missing person report, suspecting foul play after Jayanti disappeared on Friday morning. Preliminary investigations revealed that Laxman had strangled Jayanti and disposed of her body in a waterbody. On Sunday afternoon, Laxman surrendered at Gurundia police station and confessed to the crime. He admitted to killing Jayanti when she refused to return to Laxman, despite repeated pleas. On Friday morning, Laxman confronted her on her way to work. When she refused to leave Arjun, he strangled her and hid the body in a nearby forest. Later, he called his uncle and they transported the body in Dangajore dam, approximately 115 kilometers away.Based on his statement, a fire brigade team and police personnel recovered Jayanti’s body from the dam. Her body was later sent for post-mortem and handed over to her family.Police have seized the scooty used in the crime. Laxman was arrested on charges of murder and destruction of evidence while Gobind was arrested for destruction of evidence. “We have arrested the husband of the deceased woman and his uncle, and further investigations are underway,” said Rameshwar Singh, inspector in-charge, Gurundia police station.
