Additional District and Sessions Judge (ADSJ) Arvind Patnaik on Thursday convicted a man in connection with the murder of woman Forest Guard Banita Digal in Daringbadi in Kandhamal district and sentenced him to life imprisonment. The court found accused Brundaban Nayak guilty of the murder and awarded him life imprisonment. The court also asked Nayak to pay fine of Rs 5,000. In case of default, the convict would have to undergo additional imprisonment of three months, the Judge said.
Sources said Nayak, a resident of Chunapalli under the Raikia police station, had killed Banita by slitting her throat and attempted suicide over suspected love failure at Daringbadi Forest Department quarters in the district on March 20, 2017.