Bhubaneswar: Slain Odisha minister Naba Kishore Das’ Personal Security Officer (PSO) Mitrabhanu Deo was suspended from service on Wednesday over charges of dereliction of duty.
Brajarajnagar Police Station IIC Pradyumna Kumar Swain and Gandhi Chhak police outpost in-charge SI Sashibhusan Podha were also transferred on Wednesday. Swain was transferred to Sambalpur district police headquarters, while Podha was transferred to Sonepur district police headquarters.
On Tuesday, Jharsuguda SP Rahul Jain was transferred to the State Police Headquarters in Cuttack. Brajarajnagar SDPO Gupteswar Bhoi was also transferred and sent to the State Police Headquarters.
Naba Kishore Das was shot in the chest by ASI Gopal Das at Gandhi Chhak in the Brajrajnagar area of Jharsuguda district on January 29. The firing took place when the minister alighted from a car to attend an inauguration programme and his supporters were garlanding him.
Das succumbed to bullet injuries while undergoing treatment at the private hospital.
