Paralakhemundi: In a new twist to the sensational ACF Soumya Ranjan Mohapatra death case, the court of sub-divisional judicial magistrate (SDJM) here issued summons to the deceased’s wife Bidya Bharati Panda, DFO Sangram Keshari Behera and cook Manmath Kumbha to appear before it. The court will conduct the trial of the three pertaining to murder and criminal conspiracy under Section-302 and Section 120 (B) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). The court while issuing the summons, fixed the next date for hearing April 27.
The decision to summon the three was taken by the court while hearing the plea filed by the deceased ACF’s father Abhiram Mohapatra. The court after examining the applicant’s petition, statements that had been earlier recorded and other documents, felt that the charges of murder and criminal conspiracy are worth looking into and accordingly issued summons to the three persons, advocate Ashok Panigrahi told media persons here, Tuesday.
Notably, Soumya sustained severe burn injuries while his wife was at home, July 11 night last year. He was admitted to the MKCG Medical College and Hospital in Berhampur with 90 per cent burns and later shifted to a private hospital in Cuttack where he succumbed to his injuries during treatment, July 13. A day after the incident, family members lodged a complaint with the Paralakhemundi police. Police registered a case of murder against Bidya Bharati, Sangram, and Manmath under IPC Sections 302 and 120 (b) and launched an investigation.
Later, the state Crime Branch also took up the matter for the probe. However, it gave a clean chit to the DFO and the cook and held Bidya Bharati responsible for the death of Soumya due to negligence. The deceased’s family members after failing to get any response from the police or Crime Branch knocked on the doors of the Paralakhemundi court.
Paralakhemundi: In a new twist to the sensational ACF Soumya Ranjan Mohapatra death case, the court of sub-divisional judicial magistrate (SDJM) here issued summons to the deceased’s wife Bidya Bharati Panda, DFO Sangram Keshari Behera and cook Manmath Kumbha to appear before it. The court will conduct trial of the three pertaining to murder and criminal conspiracy under Section-302 and Section 120 (B) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). The court while issuing the summons, fixed the next date for hearing April 27. The decision to summon the three was taken by the court while hearing the plea filed by the deceased ACF’s father Abhiram Mohapatra. The court after examining the applicant’s petition, statements that had been earlier recorded, and other documents, felt that the charges of murder and criminal conspiracy are worth looking into and accordingly issued summons to the three persons, advocate Ashok Panigrahi told media persons here, Tuesday.
Notably, Soumya sustained severe burn injuries while his wife was at home, July 11 night last year. He was admitted to the MKCG Medical College and Hospital in Berhampur with 90 per cent burns and later shifted to a private hospital in Cuttack where he succumbed to his injuries during treatment, July 13. A day after the incident, family members lodged a complaint with the Paralakhemundi police. Police registered a case of murder against Bidya Bharati, Sangram, and Manmath under IPC Sections 302 and 120 (b) and launched an investigation.
Later, the state Crime Branch also took up the matter for the probe. However, it gave a clean chit to the DFO and the cook and held Bidya Bharati responsible for the death of Soumya due to negligence. The deceased’s family members after failing to get any response from the police or Crime Branch knocked on the doors of the Paralakhemundi court.
