Kidnapped From Bhadrak, Killed In Captivity In Bhubaneswar: Police On Nayagarh Lensman Murder

More gory details have emerged in the murder case of cameraman Manas Kumar Swain of Nayagarh district with the police on Monday claiming that he was brutally tortured in captivity in Bhubaneswar that led to his death.      

Three persons have so far been arrested in connection with the brutal murder of the 28-year-old youth who hailed from Godipokhari village under Ranpur police limits of Nayagarh. 

The police have identified the arrested accused as Bibek Nayak, Krushna Chandra Nayak and Bhagyadhar Nayak.  

Informing about the case, Chandbali sub-divisional police officer (SDPO) Debi Sankar Pratap said, “Manas Kumar Swain was a professional photographer and was earlier working with a web channel based in Bhubaneswar. Five of his former colleagues had picked him up from Chandbali and took him to Bhubaneswar.” 

“They held him captive in a room near the office of the web channel. When he died following brutal torture, his body was disposed of in Nayagarh,” Pratap said.  

The SDPO said the three arrested persons have been forwarded to court and a manhunt was on to nab others involved in the crime. 

According to police sources, Manas, who had gone to Bhadrak to shoot video of a wedding ceremony, was kidnapped from Nalgunda area on February 7. When he did return home, his family members had a lodged a complaint with Chandbali police on February 14. 

Acting on the complaint, the police had launched a probe and with the help of a scientific team, it had exhumed the decomposed body of Manas from Badhipatna village under Ranpur police jurisdiction on March 12. 

The police have however not disclosed the motive behind the murder yet.