The New Indian Express ·
Odisha HC orders Crime Branch probe into constable’s death
CUTTACK: The Orissa High Court has directed the CID-Crime Branch to take over the investigation into the death of 31-year-old Odisha Motor Vehicle Department (OMVD) constable Ashutosh Mrudungi, whose sister alleged that his wife and brother-in-law were involved in the incident.
Justice RK Pattanaik, while hearing a petition filed by Mrudungi’s sister, Nibedita Devi, expressed dissatisfaction with the investigation conducted so far and directed the Berhampur Town police to immediately hand over all records to the CID-Crime Branch for further investigation in accordance with law. The order, passed on September 1, was uploaded online on Monday.
Mrudungi, posted as an OMVD constable in Berhampur, suffered around 80 per cent burn injuries in an incident near his wife’s government quarters in the police colony near Bijipur chowk on the night of June 5. He died while undergoing treatment at AIIMS
