Ganesh Kendale
SURA: A man, 26, was held for death of a nursing student, as he wasted hours searching for remedies online despite seeing her profusely bleeding after a sexual encounter, in a hotel in Gujarat‘s Navsari district on Sept 23.
Investigators said instead of rushing her to a hospital or seeking medical help, accused surfed the internet on his phone and searched for “what to do to cease bleeding during intercourse”.
Sources in police also confirmed to TOI that he tried to engage in sex again despite her bleeding. Jalalpore police have booked the man for culpable homicide not amounting to murder and destruction of evidence.
Navsari SP Sushil Agrawal said, “The forensic report stated she died due to excessive bleeding. Instead of calling 108 or medical assistance, he contacted his friends and transferred her in a private vehicle after waiting for them. Had she received emergency medical aid with IV fluids, blood and medicines, she would have survived.”
Postmortem report suggested she died due to grave injuries in her private parts and consequent heavy blood loss, resulting in haemorrhagic shock. As per the FIR, the woman was in first year of a nursing course in Navsari. She first met the accused three years ago, but they had not been in contact for over two years. They reconnected about seven months ago via social media.
“After being in a relationship for seven months, they decided to spend some private time on Sept 23, and checked into the hotel. Even after realising she was bleeding, the accused attempted to have intercourse with her. When the situation worsened, he spent 60 to 90 minutes in the hotel. She was pronounced dead at 2.15pm at a hospital. Before leaving the hotel, he cleaned up the bloodstains to destroy evidence,” a cop said.
Accused was remanded in police custody by a local court till Oct 4. “We need to reconstruct what transpired that day. We also want to know how he destroyed the evidence,” an investigator said.
