Odisha

5 Sentenced To Life Imprisonment For Murder Of 4 Brothers In Odisha’s Ganjam

Berhampur: A local court has sentenced five accused persons to life imprisonment for murder of four brothers in Odisha’s Ganjam district.

As per the case, a group of miscreants had mercilessly beaten four brothers to death for allegedly passing foul comments at Pitala square under Hinjili police station in the district on March 22, 2022. The brothers were Raja Swain, Shambhu Swain, Pandav Swain and Chandan Swain. They were sons of Mangulu Swain of Narendrapur village.

The incident had sent a shockwave across the state at the time. The police had arrested five persons following investigation in this connection. They are Amiya Kumar Swain, Bahan Pati, Santosh Swain, Milan Swain and Chandrasen Sethi and forwarded them to court.

The court of the Additional District Judge (ADJ), Aska heard the case after the police filed the chargesheet. On verifying the evidence produced by the police and hearing the statements of 26 witnesses and two eyewitnesses, the court on Monday convicted all five persons in the case and sentenced them to life imprisonment.

OB Bureau
Share
Published by
OB Bureau

Recent Posts

Pankaj Mohanty Outlines Plans After Taking Charge As Odisha Cricket Association President

Cuttack: Pankaj Lochan Mohanty on Sunday assumed charge as president of Odisha Cricket Association (OCA). Mohanty,… Read More

17 minutes ago

Rs 2.61 Cr Worth Foreign Currency Seized From Passenger At Howrah Rly Station

Kolkata: The Railway Protection Force (RPF) of Eastern Railway (ER) claimed to have seized foreign… Read More

60 minutes ago

Odisha Congress Chief Bhakta Das Undergoes Surgery For Hand Injury

Bhubaneswar: Newly-appointed Odisha Congress president Bhakta Charan Das underwent a successful surgery for an injury… Read More

1 hour ago

Thunderstorm Activity With Gusty Wind To Continue In Odisha Till Tomorrow; Check IMD Advisory

Bhubaneswar: Thunderstorm activity with lightning, gusty surface wind and hail may continue in Odisha till… Read More

2 hours ago

Sex Racket Busted In Covert Operation In Odisha’s Bhadrak

Bhadrak: Police busted a sex racket operating from a hotel in Odisha's Bhadrak district late… Read More

2 hours ago

DMRC Breaks Own Record, Reaches Highest Point In Metro Network At Haiderpur Badli

New Delhi: Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) claimed to have scaled the highest point till… Read More

2 hours ago