**Bhubaneswar: ** In the wake of the arrest of a police Havildar with live bullets at the Bhubaneswar airport here recently while he was accompanying a relative of jailed Odisha Stevedores Limited (OSL) head Mahimananda Mishra in his chartered plane to Delhi, Utkal Stevedores Association (USA) on Monday alleged that OSL chief despite behind the bars had conspired to murder some of USA associates who were on the very day holding meeting at the national capital.
Convening a press meet, Utkal Stevedores Association president Prana Krushna Nayak said, “Paradip Port’s Mahendra Swain murder accused Mahimananda Mishra is in jail. Two of his associates Bapi Sarkhel and Basant Bal are now on bail. They are involved in several criminal activities which are well known to media. But on June 20 at 8 pm, an on-duty police Havildar was arrested by Commissionerate Police and sent to jail while accompanying one relative of Mahimananda Mishra in his chartered flight from Bhubaneswar airport to Delhi.”
“As stevedoring work is slipping from Mahimananda Mishra’s grip now and our Utkal Stevedores Association is gaining ground in Paradip Port, the flight to Delhi had some mala fide intention as our association executive members were holding an important meeting in Delhi on that day. Let it be probed thoroughly and whatever stringent actions should be taken against them. Those who are on bail, their bail should be rejected.”
On being queried, what the association suspects as live bullets were seized during the arrest of the Havildar, the Utkal Stevedores Association president replied, “Certainly we suspect that they had planned to murder some of the businessmen associated with the Paradip Port stevedoring business. After this press meet, we will knock the doors of police.”
The press note of USA also mentioned, “Preliminary information reveals that there was an important meeting at Delhi during the same time regarding operational policy matter of Paradip Port Trust (PPT) which was likely to blow out and damage the business interest of the culprits to a major extent. The criminal plan could have been to execute another heinous crime through a government force under fake name to defraud the national as well as state level investigating agencies for which matter should be investigated properly. We apprehend that this entire planning might have been managed together again by the culprits moving freely on bail and the mastermind in judicial custody.”
Talking to OMMCOM NEWS, Bhubaneswar-Cuttack Police Commissioner Y.B. Khurania said, “This has not come to my notice, but if they are making such allegations, I’ll enquire. Stringent possible action will be taken.”
On the other hand, OMMCOM NEWS tried to gather reactions from OSL sources, but no associates of Mahimananda Mishra was available for comments.
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