Balangir: The Special Investigation Team (SIT) of the Crime Branch (CB) probing the parcel gift blast case said Monday that it has obtained another vital evidence against prime accused Punjilal Meher.
Crime Branch IG Arun Bothra said the SIT has got “conclusive evidence” on Punjilal’s visit to Raipur February 15. “Some passengers of the train Punjilal travelled to Raipur have identified him. They have informed the Crime Branch police about this. We have identified these passengers,” he said.
The IG said the SIT has also collected evidence on Punjilal’s departure from Kantabanjhi railway station. “We had examined footage of the CCTV camera installed at the vehicle parking area outside the railway station. Punjilal can be seen parking his bike before boarding the train to Raipur,” he said.
On May 15, the owner and staff of two courier companies of Raipur had identified him during a test identification (TI) parade at the sub-jail in Patnagarh. The Patnagarh SDJM court had May 11 summoned Harbinder Singh Saluja, owner of the Skyking Courier and a female staff of the DTDC Courier of Raipur, asking them to remain present at the Patnagarh sub-jail May 14.
Acting on a directive from the court, the two arrived at the sub-jail the following day when the SIT conducted a parade of Punjilal in the presence of a local magistrate. During this, the two identified him.
The prime accused, during the second-phase remand, was taken to Raipur by the SIT. There, he had given a demo on his modus operandi.
