BHUBANESWAR: The state Crime Branch was once on Tuesday entrusted to probe the homicide of BJP chief Manguli Jena at Khurda past due on Sunday evening. Earlier, the CB was once most effective asked to assist the Khurda police within the probe.
"The case has been handed over to the Crime Branch. Efforts are on to identify and arrest the killers," DGP B K Sharma instructed TOI. Asked whether the homicide was once the fallout of political competition or non-public enmity, DGP Sharma mentioned only a probe could disclose the details.
At midnight on Sunday, miscreants gunned down Manguli Jena (46), the Khurda zone president of BJP, outside the house of the celebration’s candidate for the Khurda assembly phase, Kalu Khandayatray. Jena, who was once about to climb onto his four-wheeler after a meeting with Khandayatray, when he was once shot useless through two bike-borne males. He was once declared introduced useless through docs at a nearby clinic.
The BJP blamed BJD for the homicide, even as leader minister Naveen Patnaik condemned it and instructed the Election Commission to release a probe.
“Last evening, BJD goons murdered our Khurda Zone-9 Mandal president Manguli Jena ji. This is the real face of BJD. The celebration has been jolted through the toughen and love that BJP is bestowed with in Odisha,” BJP nationwide spokesperson and Puri Lok Sabha nominee Sambit Patra tweeted.
Addressing the media right here on Monday, petroleum minister Dharmendra Pradhan additionally blamed BJD for the crime. “Naveen babu, you cannot intimidate us and our celebration workers thru violence and gunshots. At least 17 BJP workers have been killed all over the 2017 panchayat polls,” Pradhan mentioned, including that, “Our candidate (Khandayatray) escaped through a whisker. Perhaps the killers wanted to get rid of him.”
The BJD rubbished the costs and mentioned it never promoted violence. “We condemn all sorts of violence,” spokesperson Sasmit Patra mentioned. The BJD’s candidate for the Khurda assembly phase, Jyotirindra Nath Mitra, additionally denied the accusation and mentioned, “Neither our celebration nor our leaders and workers believes in violence.”
“I request the Election Commission to direct police to take stringent action against the ones accountable,” Naveen mentioned on Monday.
Seeking the speedy arrest of the killers, BJP workers seen a bandh in Khurda the town from 8 am to 2 pm on Monday and staged an indication in front of Khurda Town police station.
This is the second one political homicide within the state this election. On the evening of March 25, miscreants hacked a local flesh presser to loss of life in Keonjhar district hours earlier than he was once to join BJD. Violence additionally erupted in Balangir district after some Congress supporters allegedly beat up a BJD worker on Saturday evening. On Monday evening, leader minister Naveen Patnaik's convoy was once attacked with eggs and stones in Balangir district.
"The case has been handed over to the Crime Branch. Efforts are on to identify and arrest the killers," DGP B K Sharma instructed TOI. Asked whether the homicide was once the fallout of political competition or non-public enmity, DGP Sharma mentioned only a probe could disclose the details.
At midnight on Sunday, miscreants gunned down Manguli Jena (46), the Khurda zone president of BJP, outside the house of the celebration’s candidate for the Khurda assembly phase, Kalu Khandayatray. Jena, who was once about to climb onto his four-wheeler after a meeting with Khandayatray, when he was once shot useless through two bike-borne males. He was once declared introduced useless through docs at a nearby clinic.
The BJP blamed BJD for the homicide, even as leader minister Naveen Patnaik condemned it and instructed the Election Commission to release a probe.
“Last evening, BJD goons murdered our Khurda Zone-9 Mandal president Manguli Jena ji. This is the real face of BJD. The celebration has been jolted through the toughen and love that BJP is bestowed with in Odisha,” BJP nationwide spokesperson and Puri Lok Sabha nominee Sambit Patra tweeted.
Addressing the media right here on Monday, petroleum minister Dharmendra Pradhan additionally blamed BJD for the crime. “Naveen babu, you cannot intimidate us and our celebration workers thru violence and gunshots. At least 17 BJP workers have been killed all over the 2017 panchayat polls,” Pradhan mentioned, including that, “Our candidate (Khandayatray) escaped through a whisker. Perhaps the killers wanted to get rid of him.”
The BJD rubbished the costs and mentioned it never promoted violence. “We condemn all sorts of violence,” spokesperson Sasmit Patra mentioned. The BJD’s candidate for the Khurda assembly phase, Jyotirindra Nath Mitra, additionally denied the accusation and mentioned, “Neither our celebration nor our leaders and workers believes in violence.”
“I request the Election Commission to direct police to take stringent action against the ones accountable,” Naveen mentioned on Monday.
Seeking the speedy arrest of the killers, BJP workers seen a bandh in Khurda the town from 8 am to 2 pm on Monday and staged an indication in front of Khurda Town police station.
This is the second one political homicide within the state this election. On the evening of March 25, miscreants hacked a local flesh presser to loss of life in Keonjhar district hours earlier than he was once to join BJD. Violence additionally erupted in Balangir district after some Congress supporters allegedly beat up a BJD worker on Saturday evening. On Monday evening, leader minister Naveen Patnaik's convoy was once attacked with eggs and stones in Balangir district.
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