The girlfriend, overloaded with groceries, called her boyfriend for a ride, naively unaware of the impending tragedy. Her boyfriend, consumed by dark intentions, agreed. He picked her up and headed to a forest. When she inquired about their destination, he told her to get off the bike.
She did so without suspicion. At this moment, two of the boyfriend’s accomplices emerged. The three men forced her deep into the forest, where they repeatedly raped her. Her screams were ignored. She threatened to report them to the authorities and get them imprisoned. Her attackers became enraged, beating her severely and then suffocating her with a scarf.
Her body was concealed in a bag, tied, and dumped in a water-filled drain. This terrible crime occurred in Korba, Chhattisgarh. After the woman failed to return home, her family, fearing the worst, reported her missing to the local police three days later. The police initiated an investigation.
**Skeleton Recovered 24 Days Later**
Police arrested 45-year-old Umendra Prasad Binjhia, who was last seen with the woman. Umendra confessed to the crime, detailing how he and two accomplices, Santram (28) and Gulam Singh, had gang-raped and murdered his girlfriend. Acting on his information, the police recovered her skeleton 24 days after the incident. The body had decomposed.
**The Incident: July 28**
Umendra stated that on July 28th, his girlfriend called asking for a ride home. He took her to the forest. There, with his friends, he committed the crime. One accomplice is in custody while the third remains at large and the search is ongoing.
