Police on Thursday arrested the Principal and a Lecturer of the Mahaling Plus Two College here in connection with the murder case of woman teacher Mamita Meher.
Principal Ranjit Sahu and Lecturer Kruti Chandan of the Mahaling College were arrested for allegedly influencing key witnesses in the case. Both were forwarded to court, police sources said
Mamita, the resident of Jharni village under Turekela block in Balangir district, was working as a teacher at the Sunshine English Medium School at Mahaling in Kalahandi district. The 24-year-old teacher was killed following her abduction allegedly by the prime accused Gobinda Sahu in October 2021.
The opposition parties had targeted the State Government alleging involvement of Dibya Shankar Mishra, the then Minister of State for Home, with Gobinda in the case.
Mamita went missing on October 8, 2021. Alleging involvement of Govinnda’s behind her missing, Mamita’s family members lodged a complaint with police. On October 19, the remains of Mamita’s body were exhumed from a stadium construction site of the school. In this connection, Gobinda was arrested and sent to jail.
Police had said Mamita had threatened Gobinda to expose his extramarital affairs. To take revenge, Gobinda strangulated her to death in his car on October 8, 2021.