Bhubaneswar: The autopsy report of cameraman Manas Swain revealed that he was assaulted with a blunt object, fatally. Ante-mortem injuries like broken ribs and spinal injury was also mentioned in the report which was handed over to the Crime Branch by SCB Medical College and Hospital authorities.
Sources said, he was bleeding profusely for a long time, which led to his death. The report also stated that Swain did not have food for a long time, prior to his death.
On the other hand, four dedicated teams of the Crime Branch is engaged in interrogating four accused who are on police remand. They were questioned for around six hours on Wednesday, sources added.
The Crime Branch has secured police remand of prime accused Sarmistha Rout, her associate Jhuna Bhoi, ex-OIS officer Niranjan Sethi, and Ranjan Nayak, for five days. So far, eight persons have been arrested in ths case. Sarmishta and Jhuna were on the run for over one month.
