Couple’s doctor murder case: commissionerate police arrested three accused

Bhubaneswar, Dec 19: After more than a month of thorough investigation, the commissionerate police on Saturday cracked the sensational murder case of a doctor couple in Saileshree Vihar under Chandrasekharpur police limits by arresting three accused persons involved in the brutal crime.

The police have seized four mobile phones, six golden bangles, Rs 2100 and a chappad from the accused possession.

The accused were identified as Kishore Chandra Behera (44) alias Timpa of Nehrunagar in Ganjam district, Md Kamal Khan alias Muna (22)and his wife Phulsari Behera alias Nini(36), both of Aul in Kendrapara district.

The mastermind Tikina Behera (30) and Jaban Naik, both hails from Sujeli in Kandhamal district are still at large.

Briefing the gruesome murder to newsmen at commissionerate headquarters office here today, the twin city Commissioner of Police (CP) Dr RP Sharma said, “Tikina involving other four had made a demo of the whole incident on November 13, crime planned accordingly on the next day and executed it on November 15 killing the doctor couple Dr Prafulla kumar Mishra and Dr Susamarani Mishra on their VIM -608 residence.

To commit crime, Tikina, a house maid by profession, first engaged Phulsari who later involved her husband Muna, an anti-social, and later all contacted Timpa, another anti-social who has nine cases including arms act to his credit registered against him at Berhampur and Gopalpur police stations, the Commissioner said.

On the incident day, all accused persons came to Xavier square and had a tea. From there, they took an auto to Saileshree Vihar. All had taken nitrogen tablet to commit the crime, said Dr Sharma recalling the confession version of the accused.

According to the plan, with the start of a brawl with Tikina, the other accused persons attacked Dr Susamarani with a chappad. When Dr Prafulla resisted the cause, the accused persons too killed him by strangulating his neck, the CP added.

After committing crime, all fled away with Rs 24000, one gold chain, six bangles, one necklace, one finger-ring, a pair of ear-ring and four mobile phones from the house. They changed several auto-rickshaws from Saileshree Vihar, Khandagiri, Balugaon to reach Berhampur. From there the five moved to Icchapur where they distributed the looted booty and later fled to Hyderabad.

Special squad along with Ganjam police managed to nab Muna and his wife Nini from Tangi in Khordha district and later Timpa from Gopalpur, who had left the gang after the accused persons had a scuffle in Hyderabad over some matter, the Commissioner stated.

"Investigation is on to nab the mastermind Tikina, who had planned to loot the couple, and Jaban," the commissioner said, adding, “To make the case stand in the court and to know about the sordid crime we might take all the accused remand.”