Naba Das Murder: Odisha Crime Branch Likely To File Chargesheet Against Gopal Das Today

Bhubaneswar: After four months to the murder of Minister Naba Das, the Crime Branch is likely to file a chargesheet against accused Gopal Das in Jharsuguda SDJM court.

Sources said the Crime Branch, which has been investigating into the broad daylight murder of the then Health Minister on January 29 this year, is expected to file the chargesheet today in the court of the SDJM in Jharsuguda.

The incident occurred near Gandhi Chhak of Brajarajnagar as Das was on the way to attend a function. ASI Gopal Das, who was in his uniform, suddenly came near the minister’s vehicle and opened fire at him with his service revolver.

Soon after his arrest, Gopal’s family and probe agency attempted to declare Gopal as mentally unstable. Later, a local court rejected the state Crime Branch’s plea to examine the mental condition of Gopal.

Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik had stated that the Crime Branch had sought the help of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) of America to study the behavioural pattern of accused Gopal Das.