Punjilal Meher was a lecturer of Jyoti Bikash College at Bhainsa before his arrest in the bombing case that had claimed the life of a newlywed man, Soumya Sekhar Sahu and his grandmother Jemamani in February 2018.
Bhubaneswar: The much-awaited trailer of the high-octane thriller movie based on the ‘Patnagarh’ wedding gift blast case has been released and as expected, it received an overwhelming response. The movie Patnagarh is an adaptation of the sensational case in Bolangir’s Patnagarh in which newly-wed Soumyasekhar and his grandmother were blown up by a parcel bomb […]
Bollywood actor Atul Kulkarni, playing the role of Crime Branch IG Arun Bothra in the upcoming Odia film ‘Patnagarh’ shares his thoughts on his first Odia movie and the character. The much awaited film being made in both Odia and Telugu is set to hit the screens in Dussehra. Your experience in Odisha? […]
Bolangir: Additional District and Sessions Court of Bolangir, on Friday, rejected the bail application of Punjilal Meher, the prime accused in Patnagarh wedding gift blast case in which two persons including newly-wed Soumya Sekhar Sahu was killed on February 23. The Court had yesterday reserved the verdict after completion of the hearing on Punjilal’s bail […]
Bolangir: The Court of Additional District Judge (ADJ), Bolangir reserved its verdict after hearing the bail petition filed by the Punjilal Meher, the mastermind of Patnagarh parcel bomb explosion that left two persons including newlywed Soumyasekhar Sahu dead in February this year. Punjilal, who is currently lodged at Patnagarh Sub-Jail, was arrested on April 23 […]
Patnagarh: The lone survivor in the Patnagarh parcel bomb blast case Reema Sahu, who after being discharged from SCB Medical College and Hospital on April 12 was residing with her parents, has now moved into the house of her in-laws in Patnagarh. When OTV reached out to Reema to know about her condition, she said […]
Bolangir: It seems that Crime Branch is not leaving any stones unturned to secure conviction of Punjilal Meher, the mastermind of Patnagarh parcel bomb explosion that left two persons including newlywed Soumyasekhar Sahu dead in February. The owner and the staff of the concerned courier agency through which the killer parcel was sent, have identified […]
Bhubaneswar: Internationally acclaimed director and filmmaker Rajesh Touchriver who has won several state, national and international awards for his feature films, documentaries is all set to direct an Odia movie titled “Bullet Raja” based on the Patnagarh wedding gift blast tragedy. Making a formal announcement, Producer of the film Sridhar Martha said “The story is […]
Bolangir: Punjilal Meher, the main conspirator of the Patnagarh wedding gift blast, was sent to 14-day judicial custody by the Patnagarh SDJM Court after completion of his second phase remand today. Punjilal was sent to Patnagarh Sub-Jail after the court rejected his bail petition. “Crime Branch produced Punjilal before the SDJM Court as his remand […]
Bolangir: The Crime Branch officials are leaving no stone unturned to gather concrete evidences against Punjilal Meher-prime accused in the wedding gift blast case. The investigation agency today announced a reward of Rs 25,000 for information on the auto rickshaw driver who helped Punjilal in shipping the parcel. “Although we have solid evidences against Punjilal, […]
Bolangir: The Crime Branch is likely to take Punjilal Meher- main accused in the Patnagarh wedding gift blast case, to different crime scenes for reconstruction of the entire sequence of events. The investigating team will cross check if the statements that he made during the interrogation, match with what took place on the spot. Punjilal […]
Bolangir: The six-day remand of Punjilal Meher, the sole mastermind of the sensational Patnagarh parcel bomb blast case, ended today and the Crime Branch (CB) will produce him before the Patnagarh Court tomorrow. According to sources, Punjilal is being taken to Bolangir from the CB Headquarters in Cuttack, where he was brought for interrogation after […]
Bhubaneswar: Even though the mastermind of the ‘deadly parcel bomb’ Punjilal Meher has been arrested, the focus of Odisha police is now on collection of more physical and electronic evidence. Three special teams of Crime Branch (CB) are working on every detail for collection of more evidences required during the trial in court. A CB […]
Bhubaneswar/Bolangir: The Crime Branch officials on Thursday took Punjilal Meher, the mastermind in Patnagarh parcel bomb blast in which two persons were killed, on a six-day remand. Though the CB officials had prayed for a 14-day judicial custody, the SDJM court in Bolangir allowed only a remand of six days. A team of senior CB […]
Bhubaneswar/Bolangir: After arresting mastermind in the sensational Wedding Gift blast case Punjilal Meher (English Lecturer in Jyoti Vikash College), Crime Branch IG Arun Bothra today revealed how Punjilal meticulously planned to wipe off the family of Sanjukta (Principal of same College) and carried out the gory act single-handedly. At a presser, Bothra confirmed that Punjilal […]