Susanta Das murder case: 11 absconders declared proclaimed

A local court in Balasore today declared 11 absconding accused persons involved in a murder case as proclaimed offenders.
The 11 accused persons were at large since June 23, 2016 even as the trial of the murder case has begun.
Susanta Das alias Khasua, allegedly involved in more than a dozen criminal cases, was hacked to death by a rival criminal gang on June 23, 2016 in the Sovarampur area under Sahadevkhunta police station.
Das was also booked under the National Security Act. He was attacked and murdered with a sword while attending a secret gang meeting.
Out of the total 25 persons accused in the murder case, 14 people have been arrested. But, the 11 other accused persons including the alleged main accused Chinmay Panda alias Papa Panda, were still absconding.

The Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate of Balasore Minakshi Priyadarsini pronounced these 11 absconders as proclaimed offenders as per the provision of U/S82 CrPC. The Court has directed the police to arrest these persons by February 20.