Mystery shrouded the death of Cuttack City Congress Committee general secretary Sanjit Bhuyan (35), who died while undergoing treatment at a private hospital here late on Wednesday night after sustaining brutal injuries in his head, face, shoulders and abdomen.
Police rescued an unconscious Bhuyan from roadside near the Purighat police station a little after midnight on Wednesday and was rushed to the SCB Medical College Hospital. later, he was taken to a private hospital, where he succumbed to the injuries.
While family members and city Congress leaders are alleging that Bhuyan was brutally murdered with lethal weapons by a group of miscreants, police, trying to botch up the case, initially claimed that the leader died due to an accident. “Prima facie, it appeared to be a case of accident. But we are investigating the case from all angles (including murder),” said city DCP Sanjiv Arora, adding that all inquest procedures were followed and a team of doctors conducted the postmortem.
Bhuyan’s family members have submitted a complaint at the Purighat police station urging the police to make a thorough investigation into the death. Similarly, a delegation of Congress leaders headed by city unit chief Md Moqim met the city DCP urging him to conduct an impartial inquiry into the death of Bhuyan.