A four-member team of the State Crime Branch reaches the house of elder brother of Gopal Das, accused in the murder of Naba Kishore Das, to interrogate family members, in Berhampur on January 31, 2023. Photo Credit: PTI
Odisha Police on 1 February said that the postmortem report of slain Health Minister Naba Kishore Das said he died due to “cardiogenic shock” after being shot.
The shooter, Additional Sub-Inspector Gopal Das, has been dismissed, sent to four-day police custody and is being questioned by the state CID.
The police will now conduct a forensic psychological evaluation of the accused by experts from the Central Forensic Science Laboratory in New Delhi.
Odisha Police said in a statement, “The post-mortem report reveals that the death was due to cardiogenic shock resulting from firearm injuries and is homicide in nature”.
Additional Director General of Police, CID-Crime, Odisha, Arun Bothra is camping at the spot and is personally supervising and monitoring the investigation of the case. A CID team is examining witnesses, including supporters of the slain minister, who were present at the spot during the shootout that took place on January 29, 2023, while another team is verifying the medical records of the accused, who is said to be suffering from bipolar disorder Is. An official said that psychiatrists were treating him.
The 60-year-old minister was allegedly shot dead by the ASI at Gandhi Chowk in Brajrajnagar in his home district Jharsuguda when he had gone there for an official function on January 29. The minister, who sustained bullet injuries, later succumbed to his injuries at a private hospital in Bhubaneswar. in daytime.