By Our Correspondent
BHUBANESWAR/NEW DELHI/BALANGIR: “@NCWIndia has taken cognizance of the incident. Chairperson @sharmarekha has written to @Naveen_Odisha to personally take cognizance of this case & to remove the accused ministers so that a fair police investigation can be conducted in the matter,” NCW tweeted @NCWIndia. The NCW has taken strong cognizance of Kalahandi teacher Mamita Meher’s murder case.The NCW has written to Odisha DGP to ensure a fair investigation into the case and also urged Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik to sack Minister, Dibyashankar Mishra accused in the murder case.
Chairperson Rekha Sharma has written to CM Patnaik highlighting that the ministers in the state are using their mighty positions for exploiting and sexually harassing women and also manipulating police investigation in the case.
Northern Range DIG Deepak Kumar said deceased teacher Mamita Meher had warned accused Gobinda Sahu that she would expose his extra-marital affairs, and that has been the prime motive behind the killing.“The murder was pre-planned and Gobinda killed Meher while they were on their way from Bhawanipatna to Kegaon,” said DIG Kumar. Though she died of asphyxiation, a probe, however, is on to ascertain if she was strangulated or throttled.
Meanwhile, Bangomunda JMFC Court has granted the police to take Gobinda on a five-day remand. Police will quiz Gobinda during the remand period to elicit more information from him about the case. The main accused, Gobinda, had already confessed to his crime during interrogation by Bolangir police.
Based on the confession, Bolangir police has detained three other persons including, Sahu’s associate Radhe, JCB driver, and stadium clerk, who allegedly helped Sahu in destroying the evidence of the crime.
As the speculations are rife over the alleged involvement of MoS for Home Department in the State, Dibyashankar Mishra in the sensational murder case of Kalahandi lady teacher Mamita Meher, state ruling Biju Janata Dal has finally clarified its stand.
After serious backlash in the backdrop of allegations on the involvement of the Minister, senior party leader and BJD chief whip Pramila Mallick said that if the lawmaker was found guilty then strict action will be taken against him.
Addressing the media, Mallick on Wednesday, said, “An officer who has previous experience of working in NIA has been handed the charge of probing the case. Whoever is found guilty whether it may be the minister, strict action will be taken against the culprit(s).”However, she disapproved of the furor created by the Opposition seeking the immediate ouster of the minister. Pramila questioned the Opposition, “Will the sacking of the Minister resolve the case?”
