Seaways Shipping GM murder: Odisha Congress leader Bapi Sarkhel gets bail

Chinmayee Dash Published On : Apr 17, 2017 at 12:54 PM

Odisha Sun Times Bureau
Cuttack, Apr 17:

In a huge relief to Congress leader Bapi Sarkhel, Orissa High Court granted him conditional bail in sensational Paradip Seaways Shipping GM Mahendra Swain murder case.

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The court asked him to submit his passport.

Bapi was arrested last year in connection with the murder of General Manager of Seaways Shipping and Logistics Pvt Ltd (SSL) Mahendra Swain. He was allegedly involved in the murder.

He was allegedly present in the spots where the plot was made to eliminate Mahendra Swain.

Mahendra Swain was Mahendra Swain was shot near Ambedkar Bhawan at Madhuban Colony on October 26 last year in Paradip.

Two miscreants had hurled crude bombs at the SUV in which Swain was travelling.

While Swain was fleeing to save his life after alighting from the vehicle, miscreants fired two rounds at him leading to his death.

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