Bhubaneswar, Aug 24: After the six-member team of the Special Investigation Team (SIT) visited the Parala Palace of royal Gopinath Gajapati Narayan Deb on Tuesday to probe into the reason behind the mysterious death of the former manager of the palace Ananga Manjari Patra and her three siblings, the Special DG (Crime) BK Sharma later informed that the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Odisha Crime Branch will investigate all financial transactions of the Parala king as the king’s over Rs.500 crore properties are suspected to be the reason behind the mysterious deaths of the manager and her siblings.
According to sources, the SIT team yesterday had seized at least 20 cold drink bottles from the Jangam Street house of the former manager, where the bodies of the manager and her two siblings were found few days ago. Also, an ink pen that was found under the cot was also seized by the team.
The seized articles have been sent to State Forensic Laboratory for further examination. The deceased who had died of poisoning are believed to have consumed from the bottles.
Meanwhile, the legal tussle between the Parala King and his younger brother Sarbajgan Jagannath Narayana Deo is also being verified. A team of the CB is also likely to head to Chennai to speak to the kings’s younger brother and his daughter Kalyani Gajapati.
The body of Santosh Patra alias Tulu, the younger brother of Ananga Manjari who was rescued in a critical condition on Sunday by the police but succumbed on Monday at MKCG Medical College and Hospital, was handed over to his family members after post mortem yesterday.
