Police digs out Ward Member’s body after 84 days for probe in Odisha

KalingaTV News Network

Daringbadi: Bamunigaon police under Daringibadi block of Kandhamal district dug out a Ward Member’s body as part of investigation after 84 days of his burial in Katingia village on Friday.

A team of cops from Bamunigaon police unearthed body of one Radhir Kumar Bastray, the Ward Member of ward no-4 of Katingia gram panchayat, based on the allegation of murder.

According to sources, Bastray and his family had gone to church to attend a prayer service on March 31 this year. He got out of the church due to some work. However, he did not return home even after late evening. His family members and neighbours, after a massive search, found him in an isolated place lying in a pool of blood.

Bastray, who had sustained grievous injuries throughout his body, was admitted to the local hospitals in Katingia and Bamunigaon. However, he was shifted to MKCG Medical College and Hospital in Berhampur after his condition deteriorated; from there he was referred to Bhubaneswar hospital. But, he succumbed to his injuries on the way to Bhubaneswar on April 1.

Believing on the rumours that he was attacked by a bull, the bereaved family had buried his body and observed all the rituals as per their Christian faith on April 2.

Later, suspecting it to be a murder by a group of four persons, Radhir’s father Prem Bastray filed a police complaint on May 16. Based on the FIR, cops had initiated an investigation and as a part of inquiry they dug out Radhir’s decomposed mortal remains from the burial ground yesterday.

Magistrate-in-charge Daringbadi tehsildar Sunil Kumar Pradhan, Katingia Sarapanch Kapilash Mallick, Samiti Member Karam Singh, Katingia RI Bipin Kumar Bhuinya and Bamunigam police station ASI Pramod Kumar Deep and the villagers.

The body was sent to Berhampur hospital for postmortem to find out the cause of Radhir’s death.