Mohana, Jan 19: Almost a week after the brutal murder of Sarpanch candidate Mini Dalabehera for Baghamari Panchayat, Mohana police have arrested the prime accused in the case, today.
Identified as Sudhir Gamang (32) of Ramachandrapur village, the accused told police during interrogation that, after getting a call from Mini on the 13th January he went to Chandragiri and brought her in his bike. On his way, he stopped near the Sagada hill forest area, where he had a quarrel with Mini regarding her relation with other men. While he had earlier cautioned Mini to be away from other man, Mini had ignored her. They both sat under a tree and Sudhir had country liquor. After having liquor Sudhir attacked on Mini on the back of her head with an iron rod, which he got with himself. Killing her on the spot, he poured kerosene on her and set her on fire. Before setting her on fire, he took away her ornaments and the mobile phone she was carrying.
Notably Mini Dalabehera had filed her nomination papers as a Congress candidate for the Baghamari panchayat sarpanch on January 11. On 13th of January she had gone to Carana Bank in Chandragiri for a personal work, since then she was been missing, until her body was found.
