Govinda Sahu, the prime accused in the Mamita Meher murder case, and his associate Radhe were produced at the Kantabanji ADJ Court in Balangir district on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, the accused have changed their lawyer. Durgaprasad Padhi is Govinda’s new lawyer.
Public Prosecutor Pramod Panigrahi said the hearing of the murder case has started at the Kantabanji ADJ Court. “The trial will start following the framing of charges against the accused,” he said.
Notably, Mamita was a resident of Jharni village under Turekela block in Balangir district. She worked as a teacher at the Sunshine English Medium School at Mahaling in Kalahandi district. On October 8, 2021, she went missing.
On the basis of her family members’ complaint, police had detained Govinda and kept him at the Titlagarh police barrack.
However, he had escaped from the police custody on October 17.
Two days later on October 19, the missing teacher’s body parts were found buried in an under-construction stadium at Mahaling.
Later, the Balangir police had announced a cash award of Rs 1 lakh for any person, who would share information about Govinda’s whereabouts. Later on the day, he was arrested from a sugarcane field at Budhipadar village under Bangomunda block in Balangir district.