Bhubaneswar: The state Crime Branch (CB), which is groping in the dark to establish the motive behind now dismissed police ASI Gopal Krushna Das assassinating the minister in Jharsuguda January 29, got another four-day remand of the accused Saturday.
Meanwhile, CB ADG Arun Bothra met justice JP Das, a retired judge of Orissa High Court who has been appointed to monitor the high-profile case, at his Cuttack residence and briefed him about the status of investigation.
Justice Das said he was briefed about the status of investigation and it is going in the right direction. However, he is yet to see the documents. Das also informed that he will soon visit the crime spot at Brajarajnagar in Jharsuguda.
On the other hand, Intelligence director Sanjeeb Panda and DIG Anup Sahu met DGP Sunil Kumar Bansal in the afternoon. Earlier in the day, ADG (law and order) RK Sharma also held discussions with the DGP.
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