Five Sentenced to Life for Murder of Odisha Businessman During COVID Lockdown
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News18•30-01-2026, 22:15
Five Sentenced to Life for Murder of Odisha Businessman During COVID Lockdown
- •Five individuals received life imprisonment for the murder of 66-year-old businessman Lambodar Muni in Odisha's Ganjam district.
- •The court of third additional district and sessions judge B Goutam also imposed fines of Rs 13,000 on each convict.
- •The murder occurred on June 13-14, 2020, when the convicts trespassed into Muni's Hillpatna office-cum-residence during a COVID-19 lockdown.
- •Muni, a milk and milk products distributor, was smothered to death during a dacoity, with cash and gold ornaments stolen.
- •The Crime Branch took over the investigation in 2023 following a High Court directive, leading to the conviction of Rupesh Padhy, Shiva Mahakuda, Ranjit Sahu, Srinu Patra, and Shankar Sahu.
Why It Matters: Five men were sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of an Odisha businessman during a 2020 lockdown.
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