Prakash Mishra Questions Odisha Govt Over Concealing Naba Das’ Exact Death Timing

Bhubaneswar: Odisha BJP is seeming ruthless to attack the ruling BJD government over former health minister Naba Das’ assassination. After several senior saffron party leaders, including LoP, Jayanarayan Mishra slammed the conch party, now, former DGP Odisha and BJP leader Prakash Mishra joined the war of words.

Holding a press conference here, Mishra accused the Odisha government of concealing the former minister’s death timing.

Naba Das died after being shot from a close range. The bullet lid is yet to be recovered. The bullet had hit Naba Das’ left ventricle which is the main part of the heart. Any doctor and expert will say that death will be instantaneous. Why exact time of Naba Das’ death was concealed?” Mishra asked.

“Whether any investigation was done on the delay in the announcement of Naba Das’ death and why was the exact timing concealed. If it has happened it amounts to the registration of the case under section 201. Efforts are on to prove accused Gopal Das mentally unsound. Hence, we are demanding a CBI probe,” said Mishra.

On the Odisha Government’s decision to seek the help of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) of the United States, Mishra said that Behavioral Support Unit or assessment is only useful for tracking when it is tough to know the accused in heinous crimes and there are multiple suspects in the case.

“But in the case of Naba Das murder, already one person has been arrested for killing him. No behavioural study can reveal the motive behind the murder. It can only be ascertained in the Narco test,” Mishra added.