Rajasthan: Months on, youth arrested for chopping woman's feet to steal anklets to clear debt

A 19-year-old man who chopped off a woman's feet to steal her silver anklets to clear his debt in Rajasthan's Janwaramgarh has been arrested after three months.

Three months after a woman's feet was chopped off and a man reportedly stole her anklets, Jaipur (rural) police have claimed to crack the case. The police have arrested a college student for chopping off a woman's feet and for her silver anklets, hitting her on her head and neck to pay off his debt. The youth was reportedly addicted to playing online card games in Jamwaramgarh and he needed money to clear his debt.

In October last year, the accused, Pawan Kumar, killed a woman identified as Geeta Devi when she had gone to graze cattle. The body of the deceased woman was found in a pool of blood in Khetpura village and the police suspected murder as the jewellery was missing on her body, reported the Times of India (TOI).

Now, the police have claimed to crack the murder case and arrested the prime accused and also nabbed four accused who purchased stolen jewellery.

Earlier, the family members of the victim accused the police of suppressing the facts and also claimed that she was cut at 15 different places on her body.

Upon interrogation, police learnt that the accused was addicted to a mobile game 'Teen Patti'. Police told TOI that the accused lost Rs 20,000 on a mobile game and needed the money to clear his debt.

Additional SP, Dharmendra Kumar Yadav, said that the accused is also a native of Khetpura village and was aware that the victim wore anklets and other jewellery. He even knew the movements of the victim.

Kumar used an axe to chop off Geeta Devi's feet and murdered her by hitting her on the head and neck, police said.