Naba Das Murder Accused Gopal Das remains silent, spends first night in Choudwar Jail
Dismissed assistant sub-inspector (ASI) of police Gopal Das, the lone accused in the Killing of Odisha health and family welfare minister Naba Kisore Das, was shifted to the Choudwar Circle Jail in Cuttack district from Jharsuguda sub-jail amid tight security on Tuesday.
Gopal Das has been lodged at a special cell of the Choudwar Jail. The cell will be under 24-hour CCTV surveillance.
It is to be noted that Gopal spent his first night in Choudwar Jail in complete silence. He has been kept in the high security Cell Number 3.
According to DG (prisons) Manoj Kumar Chhabra, the accused police officer had sought his shifting from Jharsuguda jail “citing security reasons.”
Senior police officers said following the “security concerns” raised by the accused, the prisons department made a request to the JMFC court at Jharsuguda. He was shifted following approval of the court.
Naba Das murder case is subjudice at Jharsuguda court. So Gopal will appear for hearings through video conferencing from Choudwar jail.
The Crime Branch had produced him before the court at Jharsuguda, where his confession statement was recorded under section 164 of the CrPC.
