School peon murder: Accused arrested, confesses to murder in drunken state in Odisha Capital

The accused however dismissed any prior rivalry and said he was triggered by Bansidhara's comments and attacked him when he was drunk. Police however said the murder was pre-planned.

Bhubaneswar: A day after a school peon was found dead near Paikarapur hill under Chandaka police limits on the outskirts of Odisha Capital, police arrested a 20-year-old youth after the latter confessed to the crime here today. The deceased had been identified as Bansidhara Jena of Retang area, a peon at the Paikarapur School. He was reportedly stoned to death by the accused Guna alias Prakash Balwant Ray of the same village when the latter was in an inebriated state.

Police said on the day of the incident, Bansidhara and Guna had gone to have dinner together. After picking up food and alcohol, they went to Mundia area. While they were having their drinks, Bansidhara reportedly made offensive statements towards Guna’s parents which did not go down well with him. Provoked by the verbal abuse, Guna attacked Bansidhara. As the latter fell and hit a rock, Guna then went ahead and smashed his head repeatedly with a stone leading to Bansidhara’s death at the spot. Guna then fled the scene and went back home. After Bansidhara’s family found his body, his son Jyoti Ranjan filed a case with Chandaka police alleging his father was stoned to death. Police on investigating the matter, tracked down Guna where he confessed to the crime and surrendered.

The accused however dismissed any prior rivalry and said he was triggered by Bansidhara’s comments and attacked him when he was drunk. Police however said the murder was pre-planned.

“The accused had planned the murder over past enmity. He was holding grudge against Bansidhara as the latter had earlier passed similar offensive remarks against one of his cousins who is a transgender. When Bansidhara again passed comments at the character of Guna’s parents, he flew into a rage and committed the crime in a drunken state,” Zone 5 ACP Ramesh Chandra Bisoi told mediapersons.

 

 

Also Read

Comments are closed.