Class 9 student raped, killed by distant relative

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha police on Monday recovered body of a minor girl found hanging at her residence in at Niranjanpur under Kantia gram panchayat in Khurda district. Parents of the deceased alleged the girl was raped and murdered by a youth who happens to be a distant relative. The victim was a Class 9 student. The family members of the deceased girl lodged a written complaint at Jatni police station. In the complaint, the girl’s mother alleged that her daughter was raped and murdered by one Jaga alias Gajanan Behera of neighbouring Sardhapur village.