Staging a demonstration in front of the Rourkela ADM office here on Sunday, the members of the BJP Yuva Morcha Rourkela Committee demanded handing over of the case of dreaded Maoist leader Sabyasachi Panda to the National Investigation Agency (NIA).
Committee vice-president Parikhita Sagara said Panda is involved in many murder cases, including, assassination of Swami laxmanananda Saraswaiti and kidnapping of a former MlA, a collector and foreign tourists.
Under his leadership, Maoists have killed 435 persons, including 201 security personnel and damaged huge national properties during the last 14 years. He is also involved in other Maoists’ activities in Odisha, Chhattisgarh and Andhra Pradesh, added Sagara.
Alleging that the arrest of Panda is a pre-planned drama of the State Government, the youth wing demanded that an investigation to be conducted by a central agency to reveal the facts.