Odisha: BJD minister faces allegations of involvement in schoolteacher Mamita Meher homicide case, prime accused nabbed

In Odisha’s Kalahandi district, a 24-year-old trainer named Mamita Meher had gone lacking on October 8. On October 19, a badly charred and decomposed corpse of a lady was discovered buried in an under-construction stadium that’s owned by the identical establishment the place the trainer labored.
Though the id of the physique is but to be confirmed, there’s a robust chance that it was the lacking college trainer.
The case has created a political storm within the state. Accusations have been hurled at Dibyashankar Mishra, a BJD Minister and MLA of the identical constituency the place the incident has occurred. Both BJP and Congress have referred to as for protests within the state.
What could be extra ironic, stunning, shameful and condemnable than a 24 12 months previous lady Mamita Meher from Jharni in Balangir district who was a trainer in Sunshine School in Kalahandi, being murdered within the Constituency (Junagadh) of the MoS Home (Odisha). pic.twitter.com/JTphSKgsoa— Sangeeta Kumari Singh Deo (@sksingh_deo) October 19, 2021
Balangir’s BJP MP Sangeeta Singh Deo has referred to as the incident shameful. Mamita hailed from a village within the Balangir district and had been working within the neighbouring Kalahandi district as a trainer in Mahaling Sunshine School.
Allegations towards state minister and BJD chief Dibyashankar Mishra
A barrage of allegations, from involvement in a intercourse racket to complicity within the disappearance and doable homicide of the schoolteacher, have been levelled towards minister Dibyashankar Mishra. Mishra is an MLA from Junagarh, the constituency the place Mahaling college is situated.
On October 19, when the stated corpse was being dug out from the Mahaling stadium with the assistance of an excavator, native political leaders said that the minister was a frequent customer to the colleges and even stayed there within the evening.
Speaking to Odia day by day Sambada, Kalahandi Zilla Parishad chairperson Namitarani Sahu alleged, “Many ministers used to visit this school. Dibyashankar Mishra visited this school every week. There are three other colleges in this constituency, why did he have to visit this particular institution every time? He was also granting govt aid to this institution. He even stayed here in the night.”
It is notable right here that the schoolteacher Mamita Meher was additionally the warden of the Girls’ hostel run by the Mahaling establishment. There are some studies claiming that Mamita was on the verge of exposing an alleged intercourse racket working within the college earlier than she instantly disappeared.
The sudden disappearance of Sunshine School Mahaling Principal Mamita Meher,on dt.8/10/2021 whereas she was on the verge to blow up a bombshell exposing the bare info of the rampant intercourse racket doing rounds within the campus of the sacred establishment has been a fantastic shock for us all pic.twitter.com/npX7f9yUho— Pradipta Kumar Naik (@pradiptanaikbjp) October 20, 2021
Main accused flees from police custody, nabbed two days later
Gobinda Sahu, the primary accused within the Mamita Meher disappearance (and now almost certainly homicide) case, was nabbed and was below the custody of Titilagarh police when he escaped on October 17. The escape of the primary accused has additional irked the general public and political opposition. Sahu was later arrested from Budhipadar in Bangomunda block, Balangir district on October 19.
Odisha police drew sharp criticism after Sahu’s escape. He had escaped from Titilagarh police barracks. The escape has additional consolidated the allegations of complicity of ruling occasion leaders within the case.
Gobinda Sahu is the Management Committee president of the varsity the place Mamita labored. As per studies, Sahu had referred to as Mamita to come back and meet him on the day she went lacking. Reports say that Sahu and another individuals had been allegedly sexually exploiting some girls workers and Mamita had threatened to reveal it.
Sahu was reportedly near minister Minister Dibyashanakr Mishra. He had been concerned in authorities initiatives and had additionally acquired grants from MPLAD and MLALAD funds.
Burned, then buried
The case was already below investigation after Mamita’s household filed a lacking criticism. On October 19, the police introduced in an excavator to dig in a spot on the under-construction stadium that’s owned by the Mahaling establishment. A badly charred physique was then recovered from the bottom.
#BIG_BREAKINGLady trainer Mamita Meher lacking case and restoration of burnt physique: Family members have confirmed that gold chain, anklet & bag discovered from spot the place physique was buried belong to Mamita, informs DSP Batakrushna Mishra to #OTV #Odisha— OTV (@otvnews) October 19, 2021
Though the physique, decomposed past recognition, was despatched for forensic examination, Mamita’s household current on the spot confirmed that the gold chain, purse and another gadgets discovered on the physique belonged to their daughter.
As per the most recent studies, the accused Gobinda Sahu, who was nabbed after 2 days of fleeing from custody, has now confessed to killing Mamita.
#MahalingThriller: Mamita Meher’s homicide was pre-planned!Mamita was reportedly murdered inside automotive (bearing no. OD08K 1002) after argument with Govind Sahu; physique buried on Oct 8 however pit was dug up on sixth; identical automotive seized on 14th, from which one anklet & petrol jar was recovered— OTV (@otvnews) October 20, 2021
Latest studies say that Mamita’s homicide was pre-planned. A automotive concerned within the homicide (OD08K 1002) has been confiscated by the police. Mamita was reportedly murdered after an argument with Gobinda Sahu. The physique was burned and was later buried in a pit that was dug up on October 6. The suspected automotive was seized on October 14, and Mamita’s anklet and a jar of petrol was discovered within the automotive.