Christ College Student’s Death: Father Seeks Arrest Of Tushar’s Girlfriend; Sisters Apply For Bail

Cuttack: A day after the arrest of two persons accused in the arrest of Christ College student Tusharkant Sahu, his girlfriend and her elder sister have moved applied for anticipatory bail.

The two sisters took the step after Tusharkant’s father held them responsible for his son’s death. He also demanded the arrest of Tushar’s girlfriend claiming that her interrogation will help bring out the truth.

The Commissionerate Police had yesterday arrested two persons– Dibyaranjan Behera and Kaushal Pradhan– in this connection and forwarded them to court. Cuttack ACP (Zone 1) Amarendra Panda said the two were held on charges of abetment of suicide.

Dibyaranjan is a friend of the girl’s elder sister.

Tusharkant went missing on August 3, following which his family members lodged a missing complaint. Later, his body was recovered from Jobra Barrage on August 5.

On August 3, the four accused again threatened Tusharkant near the Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium here and beat him up. Tusarkant, who was already disturbed, became depressed further. Panda said the activities of the four persons prompted Tusharkant to take the extreme step. Based on a report submitted by the investigating officer, a case was registered at the Jagatpur police station on September 15.

Earlier, Tusharkant’s kin had lodged a complaint with Cantonment police after he went missing on August 3. During investigation, cops had found his two-wheeler parked near Madhusudan Setu here.