Salipur: The Salipur court delivered a verdict in the Mahanga double murder case and as many as nine accused were sentenced to life imprisonment. According to reports, nine accused persons have been sentenced to life imprisonment in Mahanga double murder case by Court.
According to reports, the verdict of the ten accused persons was heard by the Salipur Additional District Judge in the much-talked about and publicized double murder case. However, out of them, Arvind Khatua was acquitted due to lack of evidence, while nine others were sentenced to life imprisonment.
According to the information available, this incident took place in 2021. Kulmani Barala and Dibyasingh Barala died in the incident. Ramakant Baral, the son of deceased Kulamani who was the complainant of this incident, filed a complaint against 12 people. Out of the 12 accused, nine were arrested. The complainant Ramakant again approached the court seeking justice. After hearing the case, Salipur JMFC directed the Mahanga Police to file a fresh charge-sheet and re-investigate the case.
Although this order was given from August, the police continued inaction for three months. The court expressed dicontent over this. The court ordered to submit the charge sheet by November 2023. Later in December 9, 2023 Ramakant Barala, the complainant of the double murder, died in a private hospital in Bhubaneswar.