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DISENTANGLING inextricable offences is always a challenging task for an investigating officer. The advances in science and technology like superimposition of skull to identify the victim, DNA fingerprinting and lie detectors helped the police officials in cracking various mysterious cases. However, irrespective of the progress made in Forensic Science and usage of modern scientific appliances, some murder mysteries remained unsolved. Though, the number of unsolved cases is not a performance indicator of a policeman, it becomes a cause for concern if such cases pile up. The Kukatpally police station in Ranga Reddy district has a dubious distinction. The highest number of murder cases, including some sensational, are reported in this police station limits in 2002 and nearly forty per cent of them are not solved. Out of the 13 murder cases registered, the police could not achieve any breakthrough in five cases, including the sensational killing of Swamiji in October and the recent kidnap and murder of an 18-month-old boy, Sai Ashreet. A woman, Gangamma and her newly-married daughter, Mallishwari, were found murdered in their hut on April 10. Initially, it was thought to be a case of murders for gain. But, even eight months after the crime, the case remained unsolved. Dog squads were pressed into service, Clues team was called in and special teams were formed to investigate the case. In a twist to the case, Mallishwari's husband, Ravi, committed suicide after some days. But, the double murder still remained a mystery. In a sensational case, a 60-year-old fortune-teller, Maithili Prapanna Brahmachari, was found killed in his ashram in Shakthipuram colony on August 18 with his throat slit open. The victim was a native of Bihar and living with a woman, Premalata, who claimed to be his sister. Initially, the police said there were some inconsistencies in the version of the woman. The scene of offence suggested that the killer made a deliberate attempt to appear it as a case of murder for gain. The same day, a mason, A. Vijay Bhaskar (28), was found killed in front of a bar in IDA-Prashanthnagar. Inquiries revealed that the victim partied in his house with friends late in the previous night. He went out asking his wife to prepare food and was found axed to death the next day. On November 3, the body of a 30-year-old unidentified man was found behind the KPHB Phase-9 bus-stop with his throat slit open. Two days later, the victim was identified as a private firm employee, Sridhar of Chandanagar. This case also continued to be a mystery. Recently, a couple lodged a complaint stating that its 18-month-old son, Sai Ashreet, was found missing from 11 a.m. on December 1. In a shocking twist to the case, the boy's body was found in a travel bag at Mumbai Chatrapathi Shivaji railway station. The boy's disappearance and his subsequent murder are still shrouded in mystery. In all the cases, the police failed to trace the accused. Be it the limited staff, the large number of cases the local police are required to take care and the comparatively huge area and population under Kukatapally police station limits, the piling up of unsolved murder cases has become a serious cause for concern.
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