HYDERABAD: Police on Monday arrested a motorbike mechanic from Bihar for the alleged rape and homicide of a nurse in Pahadishareef, saying he had been watching her actions for practically a month earlier than allegedly coming into her room by a window whereas she slept.In line with police, the accused, who got here to Hyderabad in 2023 for work, was employed at a storage positioned near the rear window of the room the place the nurse lived. Investigators mentioned he first seen the girl by the window a couple of month earlier than the crime and allegedly started monitoring her actions thereafter.Police mentioned the accused entered the room by the window whereas the nurse was asleep and allegedly tried to sexually assault her. She resisted, following which he allegedly strangled her to loss of life earlier than escaping by the identical window.Nevertheless, investigators mentioned they might not conclusively set up whether or not the sexual assault occurred earlier than or after the girl’s loss of life. The accused allegedly informed police that she was unconscious when the assault passed off.“Whether or not the sufferer had died by then or not can’t be ascertained,” an investigating officer mentioned.Police mentioned the accused was allegedly inebriated when he dedicated the crime. After the incident, he reportedly returned to the storage and went to sleep. He initially denied involvement within the homicide.Investigators subsequently analysed cell phone tower information and different proof and questioned him once more, following which he allegedly confessed to the crime. Police additionally recovered hair strands and different forensic proof from the scene.Investigators mentioned the sufferer’s belongings, together with her cell phone and headphones, have been left untouched, suggesting that theft was not the motive.The crime got here to gentle when the girl’s pal, unable to contact her, went to her room with just a few others. Discovering the door locked, they entered by the window and located her lifeless.The case was initially registered as a homicide. Following the medical examination, police added sections referring to rape in addition to provisions of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.The accused will likely be produced earlier than a Justice of the Peace. Police are additionally checking with Bihar authorities to find out whether or not he has any earlier legal document.The sufferer had moved to Hyderabad from Kothagudem about seven months in the past and was working as a nurse at a personal hospital. She was staying in lodging near her office.
