Odisha’s ‘psycho-killer’ Buddhadeb attempts suicides in jail

By Srikanta Panda

CUTTACK, NOV. 27: Odisha’s ‘psycho killer’ Buddhadeb Behera was on Monday shifted to SCB Medical College and Hospital, Cuttack, in a critical condition after he attempted suicide inside Nimapara sub-jail in Puri district.

According to reports, Buddhadeb is suspected to have cut his hands and other parts with the help of a blade or any other sharp object early in the morning.

After the jail authorities spotted him lying in a pool of blood, he was first shifted to Nimapara and later to Puri hospital.

However, as Buddhadeb’s condition deteriorated due to excess bleeding, he was then shifted to SCB in Cuttack.

Doctors treating the murder accused said his condition was stable.

On August 16, the police had arrested Buddhadeb Behera, a 31-year-old labour contractor, for allegedly raping and murdering a woman in a forest at Delanga of Puri district on August 2.

The deceased woman, who was raped and killed by Buddhadeb, was identified as Anita Nayak (27) of Kajuri village under Raikia police limits in Kandhamal district.

Behera, a native of Deogarh, was working in Andhra Pradesh and was earlier involved in similar crimes in Odisha and Andhra Pradesh.

In 2012, Buddhadeb was arrested in a case of rape and murder and was lodged in jail. But in the same year, he complained of leg pain and was taken to a hospital in Deogarh from where he escaped.

Three other cases of rape and murder are pending against the accused.

According to the police, Buddhadeb traps helpless women on the promise of marriage. After a month or two, he kills them brutally after in forests or similar other solitary places after enjoying sex with them.

The police is also probing he has some more cases pending against him in Odisha and Andhra Pradesh.