DNA:
Cuttack: Saturday, 14 March 2015.
The Crime
branch of Odisha Police arrested the key accused in the murder case of Niali
farmer Krupasindhu Bhoi, who was allegedly killed for seeking certain
agriculture-related information under the Right to Information (RTI) Act.
Investigating
officer (IO) SB Jena said Kartik Pani was interrogated at the crime branch headquarters
here following his arrest this morning and would be produced in the court on
Saturday.
The
40-year-old farmer had sought information from the district agriculture office
about fund distribution in his block towards line-sowing of paddy, fertiliser
and seeds. But, he went missing on January 26 this year following which his
wife filed a police complaint on January 28 alleging her husband has been
kidnapped.
Krupasindhu's
body was found at a deserted riverbed in a nearby locality on January 31, five
days after he went missing. Based on ransom calls made to the deceased farmer's
wife, the local Niali police had arrested three persons, including two women.
Bowing to
public outcry, the state government entrusted investigation of the case to the
crime branch, which took up the case on February 9.
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