The Additional District Judge (ADJ) court here on Wednesday acquitted 11 more accused persons who were allegedly involved in the murder of one Gopank Naik of Kambaguda during Kandhmal riot in 2008.
According to a case registered by the Raikia police on the complaint of deceased Naik’s wife, 17 persons had killed and burnt Gopank in front of the CNI church at Gandagada on August 25, 2008 in the riot erupted following killing of Swami laxmananada Saraswati.The court had earlier acquitted two accused examining seven witnesses on March 5, 2014. ADJ Rajendra Kumar Tosh acquitted 11 more on Wednesday due to lack of evidence. In this case, while two accused have died, the rest two are still absconding.lawyers CS Mishra and G Padhi were conducting the case.