Puri: The Court of Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate (SDJM) in Puri on Wednesday rejected the bail petition of the six accused arrested in connection with the murder of three members of a family at Patnaikia Chhak.
Public prosecutor Satyajit Sarangi said it is a sensitive case in which six persons have been booked under sections 302, 120B, 147, 148 and 149 of Indian Penal Code (IPC). The defense lawyer had filed a bail application which has been rejected.
The accused will remain in judicial custody till July 30. Police is likely to take them on remand for further interrogation to reveal the names of other persons involved in the incident, he added.
It is notable to mention here that Purna Behera, Krushna Behera and Panchua Behera were brutally murdered in full public glare at Patnaikia square in Puri on Sunday.
The murder had sparked tension and road blockade at busy junction on Bhubaneswar – Puri highway. It took police and the administration more than two hours to clear the blockade and facilitate the traffic flow.