Watchman forced Goa perfumer Monika to see porn clips before raping and killing her
PANAJI: Investigators probing Goa perfume specialist Monika Ghurde’s sensational murder case have now claimed that the accused former security guard forced had her to see porn clips before raping and killing her.
A report in the Times Of India claimed on Wednesday that former security guard Rajkumar Singh showed perfumer at least three porn clips before raping and murdering her in cold blood.The killer revealed this to Goa Police during his interrogation.
Goa DIG Vimal Gupta, while revealing the chilling details of the crime to media, confirmed that Ghurde was raped.The police, however, refuted Rajkumar’s earlier version that Ghurde’s murder was ‘accidental’, saying it was actually a planned murder.
The Goa DIG said Singh, posing as a security supervisor, knocked at Ghurde’s door. When she opened the door, he entered Ghurde’s flat forcibly and held her at knife point. When she was about to shout, Singh overpowered her and covered her mouth with his hand and took her inside the bathroom.
Ghurde become nervous and went into a semi-conscious state. The DIG said Singh revealed that he then tied her to the bed, binding both her hands and legs. After ensuring that she was helpless, he demanded money.
“She told Singh to take whatever money was there in her purse. He found Rs 4,000, which Singh told her was not enough for him,” Gupta said, adding that when Singh demanded more, Ghurde told him to take her ATM card and gave him the PIN.
Later, Singh took her cellphone to prevent her from alerting anyone and forced her to give him the cellphone’s password. “Once he got the password, he forced her to watch three porn clips,” the DIG said.
Gupta said Singh released Ghurde’s legs and raped her. “We will add Section 376 (rape) IPC to the case,” he added.The DIG also stated that the police now have clinching evidence against the Rajkumar, who also shaved at Ghurde’s flat.
“We have recovered hair from the spot,” he said and added that a DNA analysis would be done.The Goa Police, however, ruled out the involvement of any other person in the crime.Rajkumar Singh, 21, a native of Bathinda, Punjab, was remanded to six days police custody by a local court here.
He had been working as a security guard at Sapana Raj Valley, Sangolda, where Ghurde’s body was found naked with her hands tied to the bed.”Singh was fascinated by Ghurde since the time they first interacted,” Gupta said, adding that since then, the suspect kept track of Ghurde and ensured that she was staying alone.
