Bhubaneswar: The Commissionerate Police has arrested 5
persons in connection with Vizag steel plant AGM Surya Prasad Rao’s murder
case. The arrested accused were identified as P Laxman Rao alias Guruji (50),
his associates Srinibas Panda (40) alias Nibas of Balaram village under Begunia
police limits, Abid Khan (30) of Rayagada, Manoj Kumar Rout alias Luna (31) of
Raghunathpur on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar and Kulamani Rout (37) of Gopalpur
village in Kendrapara district presently staying at Nandan Vihar under Infocity
station police limits. Two cars and five mobile phones were ceased from their
possession.
Laxman Rao, the mastermind of the crime, is an
inter-state criminal. He had planned to abduct Surya Prasad and demand Rs 5
crore as ransom money.
Meanwhile, Surya Prasad had come to Bhubaneswar to see a
prospective bride for his younger son. Guruji had persuaded the AGM to visit
Bhubaneswar and meet one Koteswar Rao in Kharavela Nagar area for a match up
with his daughter.
Guruji’s associate in Odisha Srinibas Panda had picked
the AGM in a hired car and lodged him in a guest house named Namah Sai located
at Kanan Vihar area.
After a few hours of stay in the guest house, the accused
demanded Rs 5 crore as ransom but the deceased didn’t agree with the proposal.
The accused then compelled him to pay whatever he had and took him in a car to
two ATMs. They withdrew a total of Rs 1.27 lakh from the ATM and looted gold
rings and chain of the AGM. When the AGM protested, they beat him up
mercilessly and left him unconscious.
During investigation, the police team found involvement
of an interstate gang operating in Odisha and AP. With the help of Andhra
police, the Special Squad of the commissionerate police arrested Guruji.
Source:
www.odishabook.com
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