Bolangir: In what could possibly throw more light on the mysterious wedding gift blast case which killed a newly-wed man and his grandmother, Patnagarh police on Tuesday sought permission of the court for lie-detection test of three suspects.
A team of Patnagarh police today took one of the suspects, a youth of Khantapada, for a medical check up at Bolangir hospital which is believed to be one of the pre-requisite for the polygraph test.
The youth had reportedly made a threat call to deceased Soumyasekhar Sahu one year back.
“We have trust that our son cannot commit such crime as we had good relations with the girl’s family and no enmity. We also want the culprit arrested and the matter should be investigated by CBI or NIA,” said Manoj Panigrahi, uncle of the detained youth.
Another team also visited a private engineering college in Bhubaneswar today where the deceased Soumyasekhar Sahu had studied.
The investigating team collected some records from the college and also questioned a few officials of the college, sources said.
Yesterday, the investigation took a new turn after the father of the deceased groom claimed that his son had received a phone call threatening of dire consequences if he marries the woman, Reema Rani Sahu.
Apart from love angle, senior officials of Bolangir police are also investigating other aspects while a relative of the deceased groom was also interrogated in this connection.
“The youth had made a call and he has admitted. We want a detailed investigation into the case and all the aspects including groom’s connection should also be probed,” said deceased Soumyasekhar’s father-in-law, Subal Sahu.
It can be mentioned that Soumyasekhar was killed and his wife Reema was critically injured while unwrapping a parcel that they had received as a marriage gift on February 23.
Soumyasekhar’s grandmother was also killed in the blast. His wife, Reema is now undergoing treatment at SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack.
Meanwhile, Odisha police has decided to release an advisory soon for courier agencies to put a check on such incidents.
SK Upadhaya, Crime Branch ADG on Tuesday informed that a draft regarding the guidelines is being prepared and it will be issued soon.
“The courier agencies needs to be extra vigilant and they should install CCTVs, handheld metal detectors, scanners for recording the identity of the sender, verify the address and other credentials including their phone numbers,” said Upadhaya.