BAGHMARA, May 11: In a sensational case, a man aged between 60 and 70 years allegedly murdered a 50-year-old woman after she resisted his advances to sexually assault her before leaving her body in a stream with a heavy boulder on top.
The accused could have escaped had it not been for the efforts of South Garo Hills Police, who upon receiving a missing complaint from the husband of the victim, arrested the man within 24 hours of the FIR being lodged.
As per sources, the accused, Samson A Sangma, and the victim were known to each other and hailed from the same village.
On Saturday last, the two had visited Nongalbibra for buying groceries and apparently had drinks together. They later bought some more drinks and left for their village together. Finding a secluded spot, the duo began to consume liquor. After getting drunk, the accused tried to sexually assault the woman. When she resisted his advances, he picked up a stone and hit the woman on her head. She died on the spot from the blow.
In an attempt to hide his crime, Sangma dumped the body into the nearby river before putting a heavy boulder on top of her to prevent the body from floating away. He, however, forgot to retrieve a vital piece of evidence from the crime scene – one of his slippers.
When the woman did not reach home on Saturday, her husband went to the police station and filed a missing report on Monday.
SGH police then went on a manhunt in trying to locate the woman but could not find her. They however found two bloodied slippers near the crime spot – one belonging to the victim and another, apparently that of the accused.
A further search of the area revealed the body of the victim. Police traced the person she was last seen with, leading them to the house of the accused. After initial denial, he confessed to the crime. The missing pair of slippers was also found in Sangma’s house, proving that he was the murderer.
Following his arrest, police produced him before the court on Tuesday.
