Balangir District and Sessions Judge Surya Prakash Kar on Wednesday pronounced a judgement in the case of murder of Bhuban Jal holding 18 persons guilty and sentencing them to life imprisonment.
Notably, Bhuban Jal was in his house in village Saltarpali under the Sadar police station with his family members on July 5, 2011.
The accused persons dragged him from house threatening his protesting wife Subasini to kill her and took away Bhuban with them.
Next day, Subasini heard that Bhuban’s apparel was lying on a rivulet with blood stains. She reported the matter to the police.
The police registered a case and started investigation and found Bhuban’s mutilated dead body in the railway line at three different places.
The police found involvement of 19 persons in the case and later submitted a chargesheet against them. During the trial, one of the accused died.
Taking into consideration the evidences and other materials in the case, the District and Sessions Judge Court found the remaining 18 persons guilty.
On behalf of the Government, the case was conducted by Public Prosecutor Ashok Mohanty.