The Chief Judicial Magistrate Court (CJMC) here sentenced five persons to five years of imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs 2,000 on each of them while convicting them in a firing incident occurred in Chandagada village, four km from here.
They were identified as Pradeep Kumar Pradhan of Patamundai, Rajendra Barik and Alok Moharana of Salepur, Himansu Jena of Chakeisiani in Bhubaneswar and Subrata Swain of Bisipitala village in Jagatsinghpur district.
On February 23, 2013, Rakesh Kumar Swain of Bisipitala village had lodged an FIR at the Jagatsingpur PS alleging that one Pratap Swain alias Dhuna accompanied by four associates had opened fired at his family members in which his teen-aged daughter Guduli had sustained injuries. Accordingly, the police conducted a raid on a poultry firm where Dhuna and his five aides were hiding. An exchange of fire continued between them for over an hour in which Dhuna was injured. Subsequently, he died while undergoing treatment at the SCB Medical College and Hospital. After two months all the accused persons were arrested and trail was on at the CJM Court since then.
The prosecution had produced evidences, witnesses and seized arms before the court. All five accused persons were found guilty.