The sole accused in the Patnagarh parcel bomb tragedy, Punjilal Meher, was sent on a 14-day judicial custody by the Patnagarh SDJM Court after completion of his five-day remand on Monday.
Earlier, the Crime Branch (CB) produced Punjilal in the court after conducting his medical examination at Patnagarh hospital in the morning.
Punjilal’s lawyer informed that their bail petition was rejected by the court which they will challenge at the Balangir District and Sessions Court.
The Crime Branch officials along with Punjilal had returned from Raipur on Sunday where the accused recreated the crime plot right from his arrival at Raipur in train to booking of the parcel at the courier service.
Sources said he even gave a live demonstration of assembling bombs in presence of experts after returning to Odisha. Senior CB officials had informed that the purpose of reconstructing the crime scene was to ensure that the entire case is prosecuted without any error or loopholes.
The CB team also visited the Kantabanji railway station after return and questioned the owner of the vehicle parking area at the station where Punjilal had parked his vehicle before leaving for Raipur.
Earlier on Sunday, Crime Branch IG Arun Bothra announced a reward of Rs 25,000 for information on the auto rickshaw driver who helped Punjilal in despatching the parcel to Patnagarh.