Candidate’s murder: Balangir answers bandh call by Cong TUESDAY, 07 FEBRUARY 2012 22:49 PNS | BALANGIR HITS: 3 User Rating: / 0

Candidate’s murder: Balangir answers bandh call by Cong
TUESDAY, 07 FEBRUARY 2012 22:49 PNS | BALANGIR HITS: 3
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A Balangir bandh call given by the Chhatra Congress demanding a high-level inquiry into the murder of Ekadasia Majhi of village Thapapali in Balangir district was answered on Tuesday.

Ekadasia Majhi, who was a candidate for the ward member’s post in Bairsar panchayat, was killed recently. Government offices, schools, banks and civil courts were closed due to the bandh. “We gave this bandh call demanding a high-level inquiry into the killing of Ekadasia Majhi and a compensation of Rs 10 lakh to his family members. The people have fully supported the bandh,” said president of Youth Congress’ Balangir Assembly constituency unit Prem Prakash Mishra.

Members of the student Congress, including its district president B Sumit Prabhakar, along with Asim Pattnaik and Kailash Mishra staged a dharna before the district Collectorate demanding fulfilment of their demands. Later, they submitted a memorandum to the district administration in this regard.

All the four accused mentioned in the FIR relating to the Ekadasia Majhi case have been arrested and forwarded to the court, said local ASP Srikant Mishra. Further investigation is on, Mishra added.