Investigation officer (IO) in the Bhima Mandavi killing case Dhirendra Kumar Patel on Saturday handed over a preliminary inquiry report of the incident to chairman of the Special Judicial Inquiry Commission Justice Satish K. Agnihotri.
The commission was formed by the state government to probe the killing of the BJP’s Dantewada MLA along with four security personnel in an IED blast triggered by Naxals on April 9 at Shyamgiri, Dantewada district, just hours before election campaign for 2019 Lok Sabha elections was to end for Bastar parliamentary constituency.
The IO handed over the report and other documents related to the case during his meeting with Justice Agnihotri at Civil Lines based new Circuit House.
Commission will study the submitted documents and reports for further probe. Commission directed the IO Patel to continue with the enquiry and to brief the commission about his findings on regular basis.
Justice Agnihotri is a retired Chief Justice of Sikkim High Court.
Chhattisgarh Deputy Advocate General and Commission advisor Rajnish Singh Baghel were urged to submit the interim report on progress of the enquiry.
Commission secretary Arvind Kumar Ekka stated that any individual who has any of information on Shyamgiri incident can approach the office of the commission personally or send details through a letter.
The commission’s office is located at Bastar Commissioner office, ground floor, Jagdalpur.