Lensman Murder: Prime Accused Sarmistha Rout Nabbed

Bhubaneswar (Reporters Today Bureau): In a major breakthrough in lensman Manas Swain murder case, Odisha Police arrested prime accused Sarmistha Rout, who was at large. A joint team of Bhadrak Police and Crime Branch arrested Sarmistha and her associate Jhuna Bhoi from Nalanga area of Bhadrak district, police informed in a statement today.

Both the accused persons will be produced before the JMFC court in Chandbali today. The Crime Branch, which is probing the case, will pray before the court seeking remand of Sarmistha and Jhuna Bhoi along with five more accused persons arrested earlier for a period of 10 days for interrogation.

Sarmistha Rout, an owner of a Bhubaneswar-based web channel ‘Sampurna’, was on run along with her associate Jhuna Bhoi after police initiated probe into the murder of Manas Swain. Earlier, Police had arrested five accused persons including former Information & Public Relations (I&PR) Director Niranjan Sethi and Sarmistha’s brother Parameswar Rout in connection with the murder case.