Subarnapur/Nuapada: The Odisha Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has called for a 12-hour Subarnapur and Nuapada districts today over the murder case of Mahalinga Sunshine Public School teacher Mamita Meher. The party has demanded the capital punishment, as given under Section 354(5) of the Criminal Code of Procedure, 1973, of hanging till death of the prime accused Govinda Sahu.
Reportedly, the bandh will take place in Sonepur, Ulunda, Tarabha, Dunguripali and Binika blocks. The vehicular movement in various areas of these two districts will affected and all the sops will remain closed today due to the 12-hour bandh. BJP had also observed 12-hour bandh in other districts such as Sambalpur, Balangir and Kalahandi earlier this month.
It is noteworthy of that Mamita’s father Suchandra Meher has alleged that Govinda had asked the clerk of his college to write the missing report of Mamita and made him sign the FIR. Unfortunately, Suchandra did not read the FIR while signing on it.
After writing the missing complaint, Suchandra and his family members went to Kegaon Police Station to hand over the complaint to the police. However, Govinda Sahu rushed to the police station before their arrival but the Officer-In-Charge did not receive the missing complaint. He said them to rather file the FIR copy at Turekela Police Station.
Before the day she was murdered, Mamita had gone out earlier too, claimed Suchandra saying that he suspects the involvement of others in the case. “All those who are involved in the murder of my daughter should be arrested immediately and hanged to death,” demanded Suchandra.
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Ms Kalinga