Naba Das murder: Crime Branch questions accused cop's wife, nephew in Berhampur
Naba Das murder: Crime Branch questions accused cop's wife, nephew in Berhampur
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Berhampur: On Saturday, the Odisha Crime Branch (CB) questioned the wife and nephew of dismissed ASI Gopal Das, the sole suspect in the January 29 assassination of Health Minister Naba Das.
According to sources, a four-member team of the probe agency, which has been camping in Berhampur for the past five days and investigating various aspects of the high-profile murder, arrived this morning at Gopal Das's residence in Ankuli industrial area under Baidyanathpur police limits in Berhampur and questioned his wife Jayanti Das and nephew.
The staff of two buses, who were questioned by the agency on Friday, denied taking any medicine for Gopal, as his wife claimed.
The CB had also detained his elder brother for questioning in the case.
On the other hand, Gopal's 4-day remand period will come to an end on Saturday. The fired cop reportedly wanted to know whether the health minister died instantly or died later in the hospital from his injuries. According to Gopal, he fired the second round from his service revolver because he thought the first shot had missed Naba.
Notably, the first bullet struck the minister, and the second was discovered lodged in the vehicle behind his car.
A team led by ADG Crime Branch Arun Bothra discovered 22 pieces of handwritten papers in a septic tank at the Jharsuguda Airport police station. The accused allegedly wrote the reason for killing the minister in the papers. During his detention at the police station, he flushed the handwritten notes down the toilet.
Handwriting experts will examine the retrieved notes. Several documents and diaries from the accused's quarters and office desk, according to sources.
