Ranchi, May 23: The chargesheet filed in the Khusboo Kumari murder case has put an official seal on the motive behind the brutal killing of the 19-year-old college girl — spurned love.

Investigating officer S.K. Shukla, who completed his probe and filed the chargesheet in the court of chief judicial magistrate on May 20 (within the stipulated in 23 days) has stated that the accused, Bijendra Prasad alias Golu, had an affair with the deceased, but Khusboo’s imminent wedding spurred his anger.

A resident of Tupudana, Khusboo, a student of Ram Manohar Lohia College, was beheaded with a khukuri outside her intermediate examination hall at St Xavier’s College in the capital on April 27. The assailant, 23-year-old diploma engineering student from Jamshedpur Bijendra, was arrested. He later confessed to his crime.

The chargesheet has nailed Bijendra as the killer though the DNA report of bloodstains on his clothes and those on the murder weapon are yet to arrive. “We will file a supplementary chargesheet after we receive the forensic report,” Shukla said.

Police investigations primarily relied on the statements of Khusboo’s grandmother Basanti Devi and St Xavier’s guard Mahavir Kachchap.

Mahavir has recorded his statement, testifying the incident under Section 164 of the CrPC in the court, which cannot be contradicted. “There is no possibility of any of them turning hostile during trial,” the officer pointed out.

Besides, Bijendra too made extra judicial confession.

The police administration has, meanwhile, sought speedy trial in the Khusboo murder case as well as the rape and murder of a 10-year-old tribal girl in March 10, which led to arson in the capital.

SSP Praveen Kumar said he had requested the deputy commissioner (DC) to send a request to the judicial commissioner to put the trials on the fast track. “I will personally meet the judicial commissioner after the DC forwards my plea,” he added.

Legal experts pointed out that speedy trial depended on how fast the police could produce case papers and witnesses to the CJM’s court. The accused also needs to be given time to defend himself.

The CJM will commit the case to the judicial commissioner, who in turn will either hear the case himself or refer it to the court of additional judicial commissioner since the state has no fast track court.