Bhubaneswar: Biju Janata Dal (BJD) president Naveen Patnaik’s Hinjili constituency in Ganjam recorded a total of 100 murders during the 24 years of his tenure of Chief Minister of Odisha, the state Assembly was informed on Monday.
This information was shared by Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi while answering a question by BJP MLA Pradyumna Kumar Nayak in the House. The CM revealed statistics showing that Hinjili, the home constituency of the Leader of Opposition (LoP), witnessed at least 100 murders during the 24 years of BJD rule.
According to the data shared by Majhi, as many as 328 accused have been identified and arrested in connection with the registered murder cases.
Shockingly, out of the 100 cases, the accused have been convicted only in two cases, while the accused in 22 cases have been acquitted. As many as 69 murder cases are still pending in court.
The Chief Minister also gave information on police encounters in Ganjam district, which witnessed at least 37 cases in which there was an exchange of fire between the police and the criminals.
In these 37 cases, at least 63 police personnel have sustained bullet injuries while 41 criminals were encountered, he added.
