Tag: Kulamani Baral

The court directed to take up day-to-day investigation of the case and submit further investigation report as soon as possible avoiding further delay. 

The Court had earlier rejected a time petition filed by the police officer and issued the show cause notice under Section 171 of the Indian Evidence Act and 311 of CrPC.

In another turn in the sensational Mahanga murder case, the First Class Judicial Magistrate (JMFC) court at Salipur on Thursday (Aug 26) directed the Inspector-In-Charge (IIC) of Mahanga Police Station to conduct a thorough investigation into the allegations made against BJD MLA and Odisha Cabinet Minister Pratap Jena in connection with the case.

Cuttack: Police on Sunday detained one suspect in connection with the brutal murder of Salipur BJP leader Kulamani Baral and his associate Dibyasingh Baral. Moreover, the cops have registered a case based on the FIR lodged by deceased Kulamani’s son Ramakant Baral. In his complaint, Ramakant has named 12 persons including eight people from Nrutanga […]

Bhubaneswar: With the advent of New Year, a high-profile murder had rocked Odisha.  The gruesome murder of 73-year old BJP leader Kulamani Baral in the Cuttack district yesterday had triggered a political uproar in the State. The Opposition – BJP and Congress – slammed the BJD for what they call setting off the trend of […]

Bhubaneswar/Salipur: The brutal killing of BJP leader Kulamani Baral and his associate Dibyasingh in Mahanga area of Cuttack district has triggered a political blame game with the Opposition BJP and Congress accusing the ruling BJD of unleashing such political violence in the State. The BJP, which lost its leader, has taken the matter very seriously […]

Bhubaneswar: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday staged demonstration in all the blocks of Cuttack district demanding immediate arrest of those involved in the murder of party leader Kulamani Baral and his associate Dibyasingh in Salepur area on Saturday evening. The BJP activists burnt the effigy of Mahanga MLA and Law Minister Pratap Jena […]

Cuttack: In a major breakthrough, police on Tuesday claimed to have detained four persons including the prime accused in connection with the brutal murder of Mahanga BJP leader Kulamani Baral and his associate Dibyasingh Baral. Sources said a team of Cuttack police (rural) are interrogating the detainees in an undisclosed location. Another special team continues […]

Bhubaneswar: Opposition parties in Odisha- BJP and Congress- on Tuesday staged demonstrations separately in protest against the brutal murder of two political leaders that took place at Mahanga in Cuttack district on Saturday. The protesters belonging to both the parties demanded the resignation of Law Minister and Mahanga MLA Pratap Jena, alleging his role in […]

Cuttack: The Cuttack Police (Rural) on Tuesday claimed to have cracked the brutal double murders in Mahanga by arresting four persons including the prime accused Panchanan Sethi. Apart from Sethi, three more persons- Arabinda Khatua, Khitish Acharya and Lalita Mohan Baral have been arrested for their involvement in the brutal murder of BJP leader Kulamani […]

Cuttack: Police on Wednesday arrested one more accused allegedly involved in the brutal murder of BJP leader Kulamani Baral and his associate Dibyasingh Baral in Mahanga in the district, taking the total number of arrestees in the case to five. Police have not yet disclosed the identity of the accused who has been arrested today. […]

Cuttack: While the motive behind the brutal double murder at Mahanga still remains a mystery, Ramakant, son of deceased BJP leader Kulamani Baral, has alleged that his father was killed since he was instrumental in exposing a string of scams in the area. Ramakant alleged that as his father had raised voice against irregularities and […]

Cuttack: Another accused has been arrested late on Wednesday night by the district police in connection with the brutal murder of former Mahanga Block Chairperson and BJP leader Kulamani Baral and his relative Dibyasingh Baral over political rivalry on Saturday evening. The accused identified as Chaitanya Sethi is the brother of prime accused Panchanan Sethi, […]

Cuttack: Odisha BJP in-charge D Purandeswari on Thursday came down heavily on the State government for not taking action against Law Minister Pratap Jena who has been named in the FIR filed in connection with the brutal murder of BJP leader Kulamani Baral. Baral and his associate Dibyasingha Baral were hacked to death in the […]

Cuttack: A special team of Cuttack rural Police on Monday arrested one more accused in connection with the brutal murder of BJP leader Kulamani Baral and his aide Dibyasingh Baral in Mahanga, taking the total number arrestees to eight. The accused has been identified as Bhikari Swain, a local BJD leader and former block chairman […]