Bhubaneswar law professor arrested for killing father over argument: Police

The law teacher, who lived separately with his wife, stayed over with his parents on Tuesday and later had a bitter argument with his father

Published on: Jul 3, 2024, 14:26:28 IST

By Debabrata Mohanty

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BHUBANESWAR: A law teacher at a private university in Bhubaneswar was arrested on Wednesday on charges of killing his father for refusing to lend him money, police said

Bhubaneswar deputy commissioner of police Prateek Singh said preliminary investigations indicated that the accused, Anirudha Choudhury, an assistant professor, was stressed about outstanding loans and asked his father to help him. His father, Sunil Choudhury, who had retired from the state-run National Aluminium Company Limited (Nalco), refused to give him money, leading to a bitter argument. “This possibly led to the murder,” said Singh.

A person who worked at Sunil Choudhury’s household said Anirudha had come visiting his parents on Tuesday evening and stayed over. He lived with his wife at a different location but the couple had a fight two days ago, and his wife was staying with her parents.

Anirudh came to his father’s apartment on Tuesday evening. “I don’t know what prompted Anirudha to kill his father. I received a call at 3.50am from Anirudh’s mother about the murder. When I reached 10 minutes later, I found Anirudh standing with a blood-soaked knife and Sunil Choudhury lying on the floor with blood all over his chest. By the time I could take him to the hospital, he was dead,” the person said.

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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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