Ex-MP N Bhaskar Rao Surrenders in 2010 Murder Case, Sent to Jail
Rayagada: Former Rajya Sabha MP N. Bhaskar Rao surrendered before the Rayagada Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate (SDJM) Court on Monday in connection with the 2010 murder case of Bhagirathi Mandangi.
Following his surrender, the court rejected his bail application and remanded him to Rayagada Sub Jail.
The development comes after the Supreme Court of India set aside the anticipatory bail granted to Rao by the Orissa High Court and directed him to surrender within two weeks.
The apex court was hearing a petition filed by complainant Jagannath Mandangi, who challenged the High Court’s order.
The case relates to the murder of Bhagirathi Mandangi in 2010.
The First Information Report (FIR) includes charges under various sections of the Indian Penal Code relating to criminal conspiracy, murder, kidnapping, destruction of evidence and common intention.
The investigation was subsequently handed over to the Crime Branch for further probe.
Apart from N. Bhaskar Rao, several other individuals, including Eipili Sanyasi Raju, Adinarayan Rao, K. Krishna Rao and P. Dileep Kumar, have been named as accused in the case.
The former MP has also been in the spotlight over a separate investigation by the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) into alleged financial irregularities involving a Truck Owners’ Association.
Recently, EOW officials reportedly conducted searches at multiple locations linked to him as part of the ongoing investigation.
Politically, Rao had resigned from the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) and later launched the Biju Swabhiman Manch, positioning himself as an alternative political force in the region.
The surrender marks a significant development in the long-pending murder case and is expected to further intensify legal proceedings in the matter.
