Berhampur: Miscreants killed an elderly man by slitting his throat during his morning walk at Gandhi Nagar lane-2 under Town police limits here, Monday. The deceased was identified as Ranka Sethy, 67, of Ambika Nagar lane-2 in the Silk City. The matter came to the fore after locals spotted the body lying in a pool of blood outside a house and informed the Town police and Sethy’s family members. The incident has sent shockwaves in the area.
On being informed, his two sons Rama and Santosh reached the spot and identified the body as that of their father. His family members have expressed surprise over his murder as he had no enmity with others. Berhampur SP Saravana Vivek M and Town police IIC Suresh Tripathy reached the spot and conducted a probe into the murder. A scientific team and sniffer dogs were also pressed into service. A special team was formed to nab the culprits while police are trying to scan the CCTV cameras installed in the area to get any footage or clue into the brutal murder. The incident occurred when Sethy left home in the wee hours on a morning walk like any other day. Family members have demanded to nab the culprits and take stringent action against them. It is alleged that Berhampur has become a safe haven for criminals and miscreants having no regards for rule of law. Law and order situation is slowly deteriorating in the Silk City as the murder of Sethy early Monday morning is the fifth murder during the last two months.
Locals alleged that lack of proper policing and stringent action has emboldened the criminals to carry out wrongdoings with impunity. When contacted, the SP said unknown miscreants had murdered Sethy by slitting his throat. Two special police teams have been formed to trace the culprits. One of the teams is scanning the CCTV footage while the other team is conducting raids at various locations to nab the accused persons. Very soon the accused will be arrested, he added.