A day after being questioned by the Crime Branch in connection with the suicide of Parala Maharaja’s former manager Anang Manjari Patra and her three siblings, Gajapati district BJP president G Venkat Ravana on Thursday moved the Orissa High Court for anticipatory bail.
Ravana, Parala Congress president Basant Panda and former BJD councillor Babuli Behera had appeared before the Crime Branch on Wednesday for interrogation in response to notices served by the investigating agency in connection with the quadruple suicide case.
It may be recalled that bodies of Ananga and her two other siblings Bijaylaxmi Patra and Sanjay Patra were recovered from her Jangam Sahi residence at Paralakhemundi on August 21.
Her another brother Santosh, was rescued from the house, where he was found lying on the floor in a critical condition.
The following day, he died at the MKCG Medical College Hospital.
Three suicide notes were later recovered from the residence wherein names of 11 persons were mentioned.
The writers of the notes had held Paralakhemundi MlA K Surya Rao and a particular television channel responsible for their deaths.