Jajpur: Two persons were arrested for allegedly being involved in the murder of a sand mining lessee in Jajpur district, police said Saturday.
Surendra Dash, the lessee of a sand quarry in Manei under the Fatepur panchayat was killed on Thursday after crude bombs were hurled at the mining site when he was supervising works there, Superintendent of Police Rahul P R said.
Dash was initially taken to the Binjharpur community health centre and later shifted to the district hospital as his condition deteriorated, the SP said, adding that he succumbed to his injuries.
Notably, Dash was on March 19 attacked by some unidentified miscreants over a sand mining dispute, the police officer said.
The sand quarry in Manei, which was awarded to Dash on lease by the revenue authorities two months ago, was illegally mined earlier by mafia, the SP said.
A sub-inspector of Binjharpur police station was also suspended for dereliction of duty as he did not act upon a complaint about the March 19 attack on the person, the officer said.
The district police swung into action after villagers of Kalyanpur held demonstrations, demanding arrest of culprits and compensation to the next of kin of the deceased.
“A special team was formed, and the main suspect and his aide were arrested on Friday,” the SP added.
PTI