Rengali: Thelakuli police under Rengali block of Sambalpur district Monday claimed to have busted the murder mystery of Sukdev Kishan, 35, of Gumukarma. The body was recovered from a football ground under mysterious circumstances.
Acting on a complaint by the deceased’s brother, police registered a case of murder and arrested two persons while seven others were detained for their complicity in the case. The police also seized two blood-stained lathis and iron rods from their possession.
The duo has been identified as Nehru Kishan and Bhuska Kishan.
According to IIC Subash Chandra Mishra, deceased Sukdev arrived at fellow villager Kamala Kishan’s house and indulged in a drunken brawl using filthy language. Meanwhile, Kamala’s brother-in-law Nehru who had come to his house tried to pacify Sukdev.
Things took an ugly turn after the two broke out in an altercation. Nehru, in a fit of rage, took a lathi and hit Sukdev, leading to the latter’s death on the spot.
To erase evidence, Nehru allegedly called his relative Bhuska and the duo took the body and dumped it in a football ground near the village. Later, they threw the lathi and iron rod and ran back to their village.
On information, police along with scientific team reached the village and launched a probe. The body was seized and sent for autopsy. Later, a police team apprehended the accused duo while they were trying to escape from the state.
The police also detained Nehru’s relative Kamala and his family members who were absconding after the incident.
A case was registered and a further probe was on, IIC Mishra said adding the deceased also had several pending cases against him in many police stations.
PNN
