CMO buried inquiry report against minister: Odisha CLP leader

BHUBANESWAR: Congress legislature party (CLP) leader and senior MLA Narasingha Mishra on Thursday claimed that the police have sent an inquiry report, highlighting the alleged involvement of minister of state for home, Dibya Shankar Mishra, in the Mamita Meher murder case to chief minister Naveen Patnaik.
Narasingha Mishra alleged the chief minister’s office suppressed the report.
“Minister Mishra had invited Mamita Meher and her murder case’s main accused Gobinda Sahu to his residence at Raipur in Chhattisgarh. He called the meeting to strike a truce between Sahu and Mamita as she was aware of Sahu's illegal activities. After a few days, Mamita was murdered,” Narasingha said.
The CLP leader said northern range DIG, Deepak Kumar sent the report to chief minister Naveen Patnaik in which the senior cop clearly mentioned about the meeting in the minister’s Raipur house and his alleged involvement in the murder case.
“It is shocking that the chief minister and his office has all along maintained silence on the raging issue. There is an attempt to shield the minister Dibya Shankar Mishra,” the CLP leader said.
A few days ago, senior BJP leader Bijoy Mohapatra too had talked about the minister’s alleged meeting with Sahu and Mamita at his Raipur home.
While the northern range DIG could not be reached for his comment, director general of police Abhay and additional director general of police (law and order) R K Sharma, who were present in a meeting at the state assembly on Thursday, avoided questions on the alleged inquiry report and whether minister Mishra was involved in Mamita murder case.
“Let the police complete their probe. The main accused has been arrested. The opposition should refrain from blaming the chief minister and his office,” BJD MLA Kishore Mohanty said.