The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Monday announced a cash reward of `2 lakh for anyone who provides information pertaining to the sensational murder case of primary school teacher Itishree Pradhan.
The CBI put up posters here inviting people to come forward and share information regarding the murder of the teacher posted at the Tikiri Upper Primary School in Rayagada district.
As part of its fourth round of investigation into the case, CBI officials on Monday once again interrogated Narendra Dandasena, the nephew of dismissed School Inspector (SI) Netrananda Dandasena, who had stated in court that he had used Narendra’s mobile to threaten Itishree.
It may be recalled that Itishree was set on fire in her room in the school campus on the night of October 27, 2013 and she succumbed to her injuries at the CARE Hospital in Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh on November 1, 2013.
Initially, the case was investigated by the State Crime Branch before being handed over to the CBI. Following a writ petition filed by Sudipta lenka, a law student from Bengaluru, the Supreme Court had directed the CBI to probe into the case on January 20 last year.
Acting on the directive of the court, a Special Investigation Team (SIT) of the CBI began the probe into the case on February 25 last year.