October 21
Balangir police arrested Govinda Sahu’s associate Radheshyam Chandi alias Radhe and produced him before Bangomunda SDJM court today.
Besides, two other persons, who were detained in connection with the incident are Puskar Bhoi, who had dug the pit at Mahaling stadium with the help of a JCB and Munsi Gupteswar Tandi, a staff of the school, Police Sources said.
On Wednesday, the Bolangir Police had produced Sahu before the Judicial Magistrate First Class (JMFC) Court in Bangomunda and sought his remand for seven days.
The court allowed the police to take him on remand for five days.
As said by him, he received Mamita at Chandotara on October 8. Then, he took Mamita in his car for shopping to Bhawanipatna.
There they went to Manikeswari Temple where he requested her to take a vow before the goddess not to disclose some matter against him. But Mamita didn’t agree. On their way back, he he throttled her to death on the back seat of the car, Sahu said.
