Four CISF personnel were arrested in connection with murder of Kandra Munda (21), an Adivasi youth of Balani mines under Balani police station of Keonjhar district. They were identified as Manawinder Singh of Delhi, Rajesh Kumar Dhanki of Chhatishgarh, Rahul Yadav of UP and Karia Murmu of Mayrbhanj. The murder took place on January 31 last.
Balani Police Station IIC Madhabananda Nayak told that Munda and his two associates Arbinda Machhua and Birsa Boitei of Balani were caught inside the area of SAIl by the CISF jawans while they were on patrolling duty. While Kandra and Birsa were beaten brutally by the CISF constables with their stick and bullet point, Arabinda had managed to run away from the spot. When the two youths became unconscious after sever beating, the jawans left the place after pouring water on their faces.
Interestingly, after some time, when the jawans again returned to know the condition, Kandra was lying dead and Boitai had left the place under severe pain. Then the alleged constable immediately contacted the SI Manwinder and took the dead body by a dumper to throw into Karrow river flowing three kilometer away. When the body was found in the river on February 2, angry mob gheraoed the Police Station and staged dharana in front of the office gate demanding arrest of the culprit and Rs 10 lakh as compensation to the family of the victim.