Director-General of Police (DGP) Dr Rajendra Prasad Sharma on Friday, for the first time commenting on the Patnagarh gift parcel explosion case in Balangir district on February 23 which killed a software engineer Soumyasekhar Sahu and his grandmother and critically injured his bride Reemarani Sahu, said Crime Branch sleuths during their ongoing investigation have got some fresh leads and the case would be cracked soon.
Sharma said, “The investigation into case is in full swing. For expediting the probe, senior Crime Branch officials have been stationed at Patnagarh. The matter is being inspected from all possible angles, with CB IG Arun Bothra personally leading the investigation at Patnagarh. Keeping in view the current pace of the probe, we are hopeful that the matter would be solved very soon.”
Following the incident which created enormous uproar all over the State, families of both Soumyasekhar and Reema had met the Chief Minister to request a speedy probe, following which the State Crime Branch took over investigations from the Patnagarh police.