Cuttack/Bhubaneswar: Intensifying its probe into Seaways Shipping and Logistics Private Limited (SSPL) General Manager Mahendra Swain murder case, Jagatsinghpur police on Saturday conducted simultaneous raids at three places including Orissa Stevedores Limited (OSL) owner Mahima Mishra’s house located at Odia bazaar in Cuttack.
According to sources, police also raided Mishra’s farm house in Nischintakoili and his Empire Hotel located at Saheed Nagar in Bhubaneswar in the wee hours.
The police has laid its hands on some incriminating documents during the raids, the sources added.
On November 23, Police had also cancelled the firearm license of Mishra and his son Charchit. Besides, a team of Jagatsinghpur police also inspected the helicopter of the OSL chairman at the Biju Patnaik International Airport in the capital city.
On November 24, a team of Jagatsinghpur Police had again gone to the Biju Patnaik International Airport in Bhubaneswar and collected information from the office of the Air Traffic Control (ATC) about the detailed records of the flights by the passengers in the three jets and one helicopter of OSL.
Talking to media persons, Police Commissioner YB Khurania said since police has found evidence on use of these jets and helicopter which were used by the assailants, the license of these jets and helicopter would be cancelled.
He had also informed that police which has issued a lookout circular against OSL chairperson Mahima Mishra, is on the lookout to trace his whereabouts and arrest him.
Notably on November 17, police confirmed the involvement of OSL in the brutal murder with the arrested of five persons including the prime accused Rakesh Choubey of Jamshedpur.
Informing the media, IG, Central Range, Soumendra Priyadarshi said five persons including prime accused Rakesh Choubey of Jamshedpur have been arrested. While Riasat Hussein of Jamshedpur hurled bombs and fired at Swain, Mohammed Samim of Jharkhand helped Hussein to execute the plans. Besides, Shiva and Manoj Gochhayat of Cuttack were also involved in the murder case.
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Though the Central Range IG declined to disclose much about the crime plot due to the sensitivity of the case, he, however, said the accused had several rounds of meeting in Jamshedpur, Kolkata and Cuttack and hatched a plot to eliminate Swain.