‘Murdered’ Youth Walks Back Home: OHRC Asks CB, Bargarh Collector To Submit Probe Report

Bargarh: Two days after a youth, who was allegedly murdered about 19 months back, returned home at Piplipali village under Paikmal police limits in Bargarh district, the Odisha Human Rights Commission (OHRC) on Thursday issued a notice to the Crime Branch and Bargarh collector asking them to conduct a thorough probe into the matter and submit a report within six weeks.

The OHRC has also directed the Bargarh district administration to ensure adequate compensation to the two persons, who were wrongly implicated in the case.

Jitu Dansana (19), son of Manoranjan Dansana, went missing from his house on December 7, 2016, following which his family members lodged a complaint at Paikmal police station on December 25.

Basing on the complaint, police had arrested two persons, identified as Halu Gurla (22) and Raghab Naik (22) of Bargarh town, on charges of killing Jitu in June last year.

The duo had confessed that they killed Jitu and later dumped his body on Jeera river bed. The cops had also recovered Jitu’s mobile phone from them.

However, according to Jitu, he lost consciousness in the attack and the two fled the spot thinking him to be dead. Instead of returning home, Jitu reportedly went to New Delhi where he worked in a catering firm.

After a year, he shifted to Kolkata and started working there in a band party. Recently, Jitu met an ice-cream seller in Kolkata and narrated his ordeal. The ice-cream seller called up Jitu’s family members, who reached the place along with police and brought him back.

Meanwhile, Jitu’s family members told the cops that he is mentally unstable and unable to explain about the purpose of his visit to New Delhi and Kolkata.