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Odisha Crime Branch Charges 11 in Balianta Constable Murder Case
The Odisha Crime Branch has filed a 767-page chargesheet against 11 accused in the Balianta mob lynching case involving GRP constable Soumya Ranjan Swain. The chargesheet says Swain had consumed a large…
The Story in Brief
The Odisha Crime Branch has filed a 767-page chargesheet against 11 accused in the Balianta mob lynching case involving GRP constable Soumya Ranjan Swain. The chargesheet says Swain had consumed a large quantity of drugs on the day of the incident and was under emotional distress. Investigators also say he had no prior acquaintance with the young woman linked to the case.
The chargesheet includes medical and post-mortem records, forensic drug analysis, video evidence and a lie-detection report concerning one accused. The Crime Branch has not charged nine other suspects, saying evidence does not yet establish their active participation. Further investigation will continue, with supplementary chargesheets possible if more evidence emerges.
The Indian Opinion
The chargesheet’s drug-use claim may feed a lazy narrative that Swain’s conduct explains the violence against him. That would confuse an investigation into his condition with accountability for an alleged mob assault. The opposite claim, that every detained suspect must be prosecuted, is also weak without evidence linking each person to the attack. The key test is whether forensic material and video evidence stand up in court against the 11 accused.
Source: odishatv.in
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