Durg. Accused Ashok Dewangan, who was openly doing betting business in Utai police station area of the district, gave contract to kill the constable himself. At the behest of the bookie, his goons reached Utai Government Hospital and while on duty attacked Constable Tamradhwaj Chandrakar with a cutter. The soldier was badly injured by this. He was immediately taken to the district hospital. On the other hand, Utai police is trying to hush up the matter saying it is sensitive.
According to the information, the incident took place on June 14. Ashok Dewangan openly runs betting business in his house on Utai-Patan road, a few steps away from the police station. Information about this is available from Utai police to other officials as well. On the day of the incident, a young man named Sunil Yadu, who calls himself a journalist, had gone to bookie Ashok Dewangan’s house. There he had a fight over something. After this, Sunil Yadu complained about the assault in the police station.
Tamradhwaj Chandrakar, the constable on duty, had gone to Utai Government Hospital to visit Sunil. Here Ashok Dewangan gave contract to Godpendri’s miscreants Bhuvaneshwar Kumar, Deobandhe and Amit Yadav to kill the journalist. As the three accused went to attack the hospital, the constable tried to stop them. Enraged by this, the goons fatally attacked him with a cutter. As soon as the constable fell there bleeding, the goons ran away. However, later the police arrested all the three accused. He has been sent to judicial custody.
