Body of BDO found on train tracks in Steel City
Jamshedpur: Palojori block development officer Nagendra Tiwari (38) was found dead near the railway tracks in Jugsalai area of Jamshedpur on Sunday night. The BDO reportedly went out with an acquaintance on Sunday evening but did not return till late in the night. After failing to contact him, Nagendra’s family raised an alarm.
Finally, after several hours of search, his body was spotted by police.
“Prima facie it appears to be a case of suicide,” Jugsalai police station in-charge Nityanand Mahato said.
Nagendra’s kin, however, alleged that the BDO was murdered. “It seems that to deceive the police, the murderers dumped the body on the tracks to create an impression that he committed suicide,” Nagendra’s elder brother Birendra Tiwari said. He added that Nagendra was an upright officer and had been the target of corrupt officials since his early days in the service. The family members of Nagendra added that the deceased officer was also on the target of the sand mafia as he opposed illegal sand mining in Palojori.
“Prima facie it appears to be a case of suicide,” Jugsalai police station in-charge Nityanand Mahato said.
Nagendra’s kin, however, alleged that the BDO was murdered. “It seems that to deceive the police, the murderers dumped the body on the tracks to create an impression that he committed suicide,” Nagendra’s elder brother Birendra Tiwari said. He added that Nagendra was an upright officer and had been the target of corrupt officials since his early days in the service. The family members of Nagendra added that the deceased officer was also on the target of the sand mafia as he opposed illegal sand mining in Palojori.
“A local mukhiya of Palojori, who is a strongman with high-profile connections, was threatening Nagendra over the phone for the last few days after he launched a probe into alleged irregularities in several MNREGA projects,” said a family friend on condition of anonymity.
Meanwhile, BJP has demanded an impartial probe into Nagendra’s death. “Nagendra Tiwari was an honest officer. His family members suspect he has been killed. Hence an impartial probe should be conducted,” district BJP president Gunjan Yadav said.
BJP spokesperson Kunal Sarangi even demanded a CBI inquiry. Sarangi said the state government has failed to protect honest officers.
Meanwhile, the last rites of Tiwari were performed at Subarnarekha Ghat in the city on Monday.
The post-mortem of his body was conducted at MGMMCH here, the report of which is yet to arrive. Nagendra, who hailed from Jamshedpur, was on leave since the past one month and he was staying with his elder brother’s family in the PWD colony of Sakchi.
A 2013-batch officer of the JPSC cadre, Nagendra was transferred to Palojori earlier this year. He was unmarried.
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