Murder Case Verdict
A local court in Dhenkanal district sentenced eight persons to life imprisonment for the murder of BJP supporter Salman Rout during the 2017 panchayat elections.
The judgment was delivered by District and Sessions Judge Pranab Kumar Routray, who found the accused guilty of murdering Rout over political rivalry linked to the Tarava panchayat elections.
According to the case records, Salman Rout was campaigning near a betel shop in Godisahi village with his associates around 7:30pm on February 4, 2017, when the incident occurred.
Five others were acquitted due to lack of evidence.
No comment from the accused or the acquitted was available.
This verdict comes eight years after the murder took place.
The case highlights the intense political rivalry during the 2017 panchayat elections in Dhenkanal district.
A total of eight persons were found guilty and sentenced to life imprisonment.
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