The body of a pregnant 22-year-old woman from Koraput , Odisha was recovered in the Vizianagaram district of Andhra Pradesh . She had been missing since 29 July.
Two people have been arrested in connection with the murder. Shortly after her pregnancy was discovered, Meena went missing. They have been identified as 35-year-old Mohan Khilla, her alleged lover, and 19-year-old Milan Kuldeep for committing murder and transporting the body to Andhra Pradesh. On August 1, Mohan Khilla lodged a missing-person complaint at the Semiliguda police station.
The victim was identified as Albina Garada, a resident of Tunkhal village in the Koraput district, according to a report by India Today.
Albina had been in a relationship with Mohan for nearly a year, with her family learning about the relationship only after an Anganwadi health report indicated that she was around three months pregnant, according to a News18 report.
The investigation
Acting on the leads, Semiliguda police, with assistance from Andhra Pradesh Police, launched a search operation in the Gajapathinagaram area of Vizianagaram district. During the investigation, police found clues suggesting that Albina may have been murdered and Mohan and Milan might be closely linked to the case. The two were subsequently detained and questioned. The police were able to recover partially decomposed remains, which Albina’s father identified as hers, from the clothes recovered with the body.
Police said their interrogation yielded crucial information related to where Albina’s body was buried.
