Sambalpur: In a shocking incident that came to the light on Tuesday, a youth named Chandra Mirdha, a resident of Sinharigram under Burla police station limits, was beaten to death on the Ring Road near Dalaipada by local youths on the Hanuman Jayanti procession day here on April 14.
The incident occurred when Chandra was coming to participate in the Hanuman Jayanthi procession. At that time, Sambalpur SP B Gangadhar had said that it was a communal murder, but now it has been ascertained that the crime was a result of personal enmity.
Police have arrested six people in connection with this murder case and prosecuted them.
The National Tribal Harijan Human Rights Commission met the family members of Chandra Mirdha and prominent people of the Harijan community on Tuesday for the ground investigation of the murder case. The six-member team was led by the Commission chief.
