Bhubaneswar: The police have registered a case against Malkangiri Collector and three other staff members of his office in connection with the mysterious death of his former personal assistant (PA) last year.
Following an order of the sub-divisional judicial magistrate’s court, a case was filed against Collector Manish Agarwal and three staff of his office on charges of murdering his PA and destroying evidence.
Panda was found dead near Satiguda Dam on December 28 last year, a day after he went missing from his office under mysterious circumstances.
The police initially suspected it to be a case of suicide but later converted it into a case of unnatural death.
“We have formed an SIT in this case following the orders of the court. A deputy SP has been put in-charge of the investigation,” said a senior police official. Agrawal did not comment on the developments.