In a sensational development, family members of a youth who died in February have accused international hockey player Birendra Lakra of murdering him.
At a Press conference, they alleged that Birendra Lakra and his friend Manjeet Tete were involved in the murder of 28-year-old Anand Toppo.
Anand’s father received information on February 28 that he was found hanging in a house in the Infocity area of Bhubaneswar. Anand had got married a mere ten days ago.
The family members said that Birendra and Manjeet were present at the house on the day of the incident. They further alleged that they were not getting help from police and demanded a CBI investigation into the matter.
Notably, Birendra and Manjeet were childhood friends of Anand while the hockey player was adored by the deceased’s family. In November last year, Birendra had visited Anand’s house and raised objection over his activities asking his father to stop him from doing it.
Birendra’s reaction was yet to be received.
