Two innocent persons were wrongly arrested in Mayurbhanj district for allegedly killing a woman which has put police in dock.
The two accused were sent to jail in connection with a murder case of a woman Raimani Bankira, who was later found to be alive. Bankira was rescued from Cuttack.
Following her rescue, the Badampahar police kept her at an undisclosed location for proper investigation into the incident.
Sources said the Badampahar police had recovered a charred body of an unidentified woman from a forest on April 27. During investigation, the police identified her as Raimani Bankira, wife of Sanjay Nayak, who is a resident of Purunapani village under the Badampahar police station.
Later, the police later arrested the deceased woman’s husband Sanjay and father-in-law Mangal suspecting their involvement in her murder. After their bail applications were rejected by a local court, the accused were sent to the Rairangpur sub-jail.
Later, Mangal wife Pana Nayak informed the Badampahar police about existence of Raimani, whose charred body was reportedly recovered from forest in April, in Cuttack.
Based on her information, police rushed to Cuttack and found Raimani alive.
Reports said that the woman was staying with her mother.
Rairangpur Additional SP Ashok Kumar Patnaik said that the court has been informed about the matter.
The statement of the rescued woman has been recorded and submitted to the court for further orders.