Tough case but good to see it end in conviction: Bothra

Case a major success for state police as there were no eyewitnesses

- ASISH MEHTA @ Bhubaneswar

SENIOR IPS officer Arun Bothra, who had led the investigation of the sensational Patnagarh parcel bomb case, on Wednesday expressed satisfaction that the court awarded life sentence to mastermind Punjilal Meher.

The officer, now serving as additional DG of Railways and Coastal Security, said though nothing can compensate the loss of Soumya Sekhar Sahu's family, it was satisfying to see the case end in conviction. He appreciated the officers who were part of the investigation team.

The case has come as a major success for Odisha Police since there were no eyewitnesses of the incident and very little evidence was available to tie it back to Punjilal.