4 held for lynching 62-year-old man in Odisha’s Koraput

All the accused have been caught and the bones and ashes recovered have been sent to a forensic laboratory for testing. The accused have admitted to their crime

Published on: Aug 8, 2022, 12:57:32 IST

By Debabrata Mohanty

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The Odisha police have arrested four people including the son, daughter-in-law, younger brother and nephew of a 62-year-old man after he was lynched in Koraput district over damages caused to an asbestos roof.

Four people have been arrested for lynching a 62-year-old man in Odisha’s Koraput district. (HT PHOTO.)

Police in Koraput district said they had arrested Sansari Miniaka, his wife Sangeeta Miniaka, Jagu Miniaka and Kabir Miniaka after they thrashed elderly Krushna Miniaka to death. They had tied him to an electric pole on Friday morning in Uparkutinga village under Laxmipur police station before thrashing him.

“Krushna Minika used to get drunk and break utensils and the asbestos roof every now and then. On Thursday evening too he had damaged some utensils as well as the asbestos roof of the house which enraged his family members. On Friday morning, his younger son, daughter-in-law, younger brother and nephew tied him to an electric pole and started thrashing him. After he died, they burnt the body and disposed the remains. We got information about the crime after a video of the incident turned viral on social media,” said Laxmipur inspector-in-charge Swetapadma Seth.

According to the police, all the accused have been caught and the bones and ashes recovered have been sent to a forensic laboratory for testing. All the accused have admitted to their crime.

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Debabrata Mohanty
Debabrata Mohanty is a senior assistant editor of Hindustan Times who works as state correspondent from Odisha covering the state's politics, governance, public policy, natural disasters, environment and its society for close to three decades. With his long years of reporting from the state capital of Bhubaneswar, Mohanty has been known as one of the most experienced and credible journalists covering Odisha for the national English dailies. His reporting combines on-ground detail with deep institutional knowledge detailing the state's changing politics, governance issues, administrative reforms and the functioning of its public institutions. He has regularly reported on issues ranging from legislative developments and public policy implementation. Politics is his core areas of expertise as he closely tracks Odisha's political landscape, including the rise and transformation of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the Biju Janata Dal (BJD), the two principal political parties in Odisha. His long association with the state's political establishment enables him to write on contemporary developments in a larger political context. Mohanty takes a deep interest in writing human interest stories, environmental issues and documenting the impact of cyclones, floods, heatwaves, and other climate-related events in one of the most disaster-prone states. His coverage extends to public health, governance reforms and stories on accountability of government institutions. Before joining Hindustan Times, Mohanty worked with The Indian Express, Mail Today, and The Telegraph, where he covered at least six general elections and as many assembly elections. In 2007, he was selected for the prestigious Chevening Young Indian Print Journalist Programme at the University of Lincoln, United Kingdom, where he received advanced training in print journalism. In 2009 he won the Press Institute of India-International Committee of Red Cross award on conflict reporting for his on-ground reportage of 2008 Kandhamal riots.Read More

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