Kalinga TV: Sambalpur: Wednesday, August 29, 2018.
A former sarpanch was hacked to death
by a group of miscreants for filing an RTI request in Salebhata village under
Naktideul block in Sambalpur district last night.
The deceased has been identified as
Parshuram Pradhan.
Pradhan was returning home after
completing some pending work in a nearby village at around 9.30 PM in the night
when the attack took place. A group of miscreants who were waiting near
Palsaburai village attacked him with daggers and bludgeons in which he
sustained grievous injuries and bled profusely.
The victim was rescued in an
unconscious state from the spot by his family and rushed to Redhakhol CHC. He
was later shifted to Burla medical but succumbed under treatment.
“My father had a long-running enmity
with a group of persons in the village for their unlawful activities. He had
recently requested for information under RTI Act which the accused believed
would go against their interest and killed my father. I suspect the involvement
of at least five villagers namely, Dasuri Dhala, Rushi Dhala, Ratish Dhala,
Govind Dhala and Rakesh Dhala in the murder,” said Tuna Pradhan, son of the
deceased.
Police have lodged a case in the
incident and started investigation.
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