The Commissionerate Police are set to reopen the case relating to the death of two associates of arrested former Congress MlA Ramesh Jena following a complaint lodged by the father of one of the deceased.
Commissioner of Police YB Khurania told reporters here that police are examining the death of former Sanakhemundi MlA's two former associates Raju Behera and Gupteswar Padhi, Continued on Page 4
Cops to reopen death of Jena's two aides whose blood-soaked bodies were found at Rasulgarh in Bhubaneswar in 2013.
"At that time, though the police had said that the duo was killed in a road accident, Raju's father, in his complaint, has alleged that his son and his friend were murdered. On the basis of his complaint, police are examining the case, which is most likely to be reopened," said Khurania.
Khurania said the Bhubaneswar DCP has received a letter from the Brahmapur SP requesting the former to reexamine the case.
Raju Behera's father Sidharth Behera claimed that his son and his friend Gupteswar, who were working for Ramesh Jena for 14-15 years till their death, were killed.