Following the recovery of the decomposed body of a missing man, Mithilesh Pandey, from near Jamoona nullah here on Thursday, his relatives and other local residents jammed Daltonganj Panki main road protesting police inaction. The residents claimed Pandey disappeared 13 days back but no sincere and serious effort was ever made by the police to trace him out.
The Palamu superintendent of police Patel Mayur Kanhai lal has confirmed the recovery of the body of Pandey today and said residents jammed the Daltonganj Panki road near Tarhassi protesting against this murder of this youth. Patel said he sent in there his DSP to pacify the agitating people there.
The SP reiterated the police at no point of time showed any inaction. The SP also vehemently denied the killing had anything to do with the recently held election/voting here.Pandey's body was buried haphazardly to hide the body from being eaten by dog or other wild life said sources.
However residents said as there was polling in Palamu on November 25 the police remained handful of poll works and this case was not just its any priority the result of which was the recovery of the body of Pandey Thursday December 4. An Fir was lodged with five persons named accused including one woman also.
About the motive behind this murder Patel said love angle cannot be ruled out as the deceased had a torrid love affair with a girl who in the meantime got married but the cupid of love did exist. This woman named accused has been arrested along with her hubby said the SP who added their disclosures led to the recovery of the body.