The Orissa High Court on Monday directed the Bhubaneswar-Cuttack Commissionerate police to submit within two weeks the case diary (CD) pertaining to the death of engineering graduate Asutosh Mohanty alias Rishi in a hostel in Bhubaneswar in May 2016.
Following allegations of involvement of BJD leader and Bhubaneswar Mayor AN Jena behind the death of Rishi, the Khandagiri police had registered a case in this connection and the Commissionerate Police had formed a special team to probe into all allegations. But alleging gross inaction by the police, a friend of Rishi, Anurag Mohapatra, had urged the High Court to order for either CBI or Crime Branch enquiry into the matter as a high-profile ruling party leader was involved in it.
Taking up Anurag’s petition, Justice BK Nayak ordered the Commissionerate police to submit the CD of the case in the High Court within two weeks, informed the petitioner’s advocate Ashok Mohapatra.