Odisha woman instructor Mamita Meher’s homicide was pre-planned, says DIG 

By Express News Service

BHUBANESWAR: A day after the arrest of Gobinda Sahu, the prime accused within the homicide of a 24-year-old woman instructor Mamita Meher in Kalahandi district, Odisha Police on Wednesday revealed that her killing was pre-planned by him.

Family members of Mamita — who was a instructor of Sunshine English Medium School that was arrange by Gobinda — had alleged that she mysteriously disappeared after accompanying Gobinda in his automotive to Bhawanipatna on October 8. He can also be the varsity’s managing committee president.

In a press convention on Wednesday, DIG (northern vary) Deepak Kumar stated Balangir Police visited Kalahandi district and examined the CCTV footage in varied locations to determine the motion of the sufferer and the prime accused.

“Statements, material, scientific and technical evidence along with the confession of Gobinda Sahu reveal that it was a pre-planned murder and that he killed Mamita either by smothering or strangulating her inside his car on October 8 while they were returning from Bhawanipatna to Kegaon,” stated the DIG.

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The sufferer had come to find out about an extra-marital affair of Gobinda and he or she had threatened to reveal him for which he held a grudge in opposition to her. “After killing her, the accused carried the body in his car and disposed of it in the pit in Mahaling Stadium on October 8 night. He set the victim’s body on fire using cardboard and tyres, and got the pit covered in the next morning,” stated Deepak. The driver of the prime accused has been detained by Balangir Police and his involvement within the crime is being examined.

Gobinda was produced in a court docket in Gandamunda later within the day and the court docket allowed police to take the accused on a five-day remand. “Complete reconstruction of the crime sequence will be carried out. This case is being closely monitored by senior officers, its chargesheet will be filed soon and trial would be conducted in a fast track court,” stated the DIG.

Mamita went lacking on October 8. A resident of Jharni village in Balangir’s Turekela block, Mamita was allegedly referred to as by Gobinda to come back to the varsity for some official work. She was requested to come back to Chandotara within the Balangir district from the place she can be given a raise within the faculty president’s automotive.

Mamita reportedly reached Chandotara by bus however went lacking thereafter and her cell phone was switched off. Unable to hint Mamita, members of the family lodged lacking complaints with Kegaon police in Kalahandi and Turekela police.

Another criticism was lodged in Sindhekela police station. Based on the complaints, Balangir police launched an investigation and had earlier seized Gobinda’s automotive.