Naba Das Murder: Accused Gopal Das Recreats Crime Scene

Jharsuguda: Health Minister Naba Das murder case prime accused Gopal Das was taken to the crime spot by the investigating officials on Tuesday.

Das showed a demo as part of crime scene recreation in presence of the Crime Branch and police officials in Brajarajnagar of Jharsuguda.

Gopal, the dismissed ASI was deployed for traffic clearance duty in view of the minister’s programme, but he came close to him and opened fire from his service pistol from a very close range aiming at him.

In the FIR, Brajrajnagar police station inspector-in-charge (IIC) Pradumnya Kumar Swain further said that the ASI fired two more rounds of bullets from his 9 mm pistol as an attempt was being made to overpower and disarm him and one bullet hit the IIC on his right finger.

Meanwhile, the Crime Branch, which is probing the murder case, is taking help from the Directorate of Forensic Science, Gandhinagar, for crime scene recreation.