Ahmedabad man in custody for girl's murder

JAIPUR: A 32-year-old resident of Ahmedabad has been taken into custody by Ajmer police in connection with the rape and murder of Ritu Agarwal, a fashion designing student, whose body was found on Jaipur-Beawar Bypass Road near Ajmer on Sunday morning.

The man, Satyanarayan alias Satish Sharma, was a neighbour of the girl in Raghukul Colony at Sahibag area of Ahmedabad. According to police, he has confessed to the murder and they have evidence to prove his presence near Jaipur when the incident took place.

"Satyanarayan used to harass the victim," said a police officer. "He confessed that he murdered the girl. We had interrogated him on the basis of suspicion raised by the family members of the victim," Mohammad Anwar, SHO of Adharsh Nagar police station in Ajmer told TOI.

" Ritu, who was staying at a rented accommodation in Moti Doongri area in Jaipur, had told her roommates that she was expecting someone from Ahmedabad and left the room on Saturday evening. When we investigated on this line, we came across Satyanarayan's presence in Jaipur. Besides, he has confessed to the crime," said the SHO.

Earlier, the family members of the victim had told police that Satyanarayan was harassing her before she came to Jaipur for study.

The SHO, however, refused to elaborate on how he killed Ritu. "We are bringing him to Ajmer for further interrogation," he said.

Satyanarayan's father runs a metal factory in Ahmedabad, said an officer.