Six of family including minor boy get life imprisonment in Nabarangpur district

Nabarangpur: A total of six of a family including a minor boy on Wednesday got life imprisonment on charges of murdering a relative in Odisha’s Nabarangpur district.
While conducting the final hearing of the murder case that occurred at Baramasi village under Kodinga Police station limits of the district in 2022, the Nabarangpur Additional District and Sessions Judge today convicted the accused persons and sentenced them to life imprisonment.
One Ananta Pujari along with six of his family members had launched a murderous attack on Damburu Pujari and Padalam Pujari in August, 2022 over some past enmity. While Damburu died on the spot, Padalam sustained critical injuries following the group attack on them.
It is to be noted here that the murder case had rocked the entire locality with people demanding arrest of the accused persons and justice for Damburu Pujari and Padalam Pujari.
Kodinga Police started a probe into the matter based on the complaints of the deceased person and had arrested Ananta Pujari and six of his family members/relatives including a minor boy and forwarded them to the court.
Based on the information of the witnesses and evidences, the Additional District and Sessions Judge today convicted them and awarded them life imprisonment.