BJP chief Rohit Kumar Pradhan overwhelmed to dying in Odisha’s Mayurbhanj
By Express News Service
BARIPADA: A youth BJP chief of Balasore was allegedly overwhelmed to dying by three individuals over a trivial situation of car overtaking in Kaptipada police limits on Saturday night time. Rohit Kumar Pradhan, a local of Mansingh Bazaar beneath Town Police limits of Balasore, was district observer of the BJP Youth wing.
According to eyewitnesses, Pradhan had an altercation with three motorcycle-borne individuals whereas on his solution to his father-in-law’s home at Nuasahi at round 10 pm. Driving in direction of Nuasahi via Nilagiri in his four-wheeler, Pradhan overtook the three individuals whereas crossing a street close to Kaptipada city allegedly with out utilizing the automotive blinkers. The accused then adopted Pradhan and intercepted him 1.5 km away from his in-law’s home.
Hurling abuses at him for not utilizing the indicator whereas crossing the street, they dragged Pradhan out of his automotive and brutally assaulted him. Although some locals have been current on the spot, they might not muster braveness to intervene. Leaving Pradhan bleeding, the three accused fled the spot.
On being knowledgeable, Pradhan’s father-in-law Prafulla Patra and different relations reached the spot and rushed him to Kaptipada well being centre from the place he was shifted to Udala Sub-Divisional Hospital as his situation deteriorated. A couple of minutes after arriving on the hospital, Pradhan succumbed.
The three accused – Lambodhar Behera and Bhagirathi Rout of Ambapichhula and Rabindra Arukh of Valiadiha, each villages beneath the Kaptipada police station in Mayurbhanj district – have been arrested on Sunday. Patra registered a police criticism at Kaptipada police station. IIC Sanjay Kumar mentioned preliminary investigation revealed that the trio had assaulted Pradhan as he didn’t use the automotive indicator whereas crossing the street from one facet to a different.
A case beneath Section 302 and 34 of IPC was registered towards the accused who have been produced in Udala SDJM Court. BJP district president of Balasore Umakanta Mohapatra mentioned, Pradhan was an lively youth chief from the district and demanded a correct investigation into the case to seek out out the precise cause behind the killing.
