Police on Saturday registered a case against four persons, including BJD MLA Suryamani Baidya’s husband Daitari Behera, in the murder case of notorious criminal Sunil Nahak in Ganjam district.
The case was registered under Sections 341/324/294/302/323/307/120 (B)/34 of IPC at the Kodala police station against Kumar Sahu, Deepak Khatua, Jitendra Pradhan and Daitari Behera following a written complaint by Manoj Pradhan of Danapur village in Ganjam district.
Sunil alias Judhistra Nahak, 42, accused in over 40 criminal cases, was allegedly beaten to death by BJD youth leader Kumar Sahu and his associates Deepak Khautua and Jitendra Pradhan on Thursday (September 28).
As per the complaint, Manoj Pradhan along with his friend Sunil Nahak were attending a feast at a Ganesh Puja pandal in evening when Kumar Sahu and the two others abused the duo over political rivalry between Manoj and Daitari, who is the block Chairman of Khallikote. They attacked Sunil with a crowbar, iron rod, knife and stones to his head. He died on the spot.
According to reports, Sunil Nahak is an accused in cases of murders and extortion. He along with a former Danapur GP sarpanch was active in politics since long.