Archive · 8 Aug 2026
Three arrested for murder of BJP leader Fakir Rana
A person named Fakir Rana was stabbed with a knife and died.
He was a leader of a big political group in India called the BJP.
This happened on a Wednesday evening, near a village office, after he came back from a party meeting.
The police in Odisha, a state in India, started looking for the people who did this.
His wife, who is also a village leader, told the police what happened.
On Friday, the police caught three people they think did it.
The police say they arrested the three people within 24 hours of receiving the complaint.
Police think the people knew each other and had a quarrel before, which might be why it happened.
Odisha Police arrested three persons for the alleged murder of BJP leader Fakir Rana in Kalahandi district.
Rana was stabbed to death on Wednesday evening near the panchayat office after attending a party meeting.
The accused are Tulsiram Sahu and Sura Singh Patra of Dam Karlakhunta village and Baldev Sahu of Pattamunda village.
An FIR was lodged by Rana's wife, sarpanch Snigdha Rana, at Madanpur Rampur police station on Thursday.
Kalahandi SP Nagaraj Devarakonda said the three were arrested within 24 hours of the complaint, with preliminary investigation pointing to previous enmity after an altercation.
- Who
- Three men — Tulsiram Sahu, Sura Singh Patra and Baldev Sahu — were arrested by Odisha Police for the murder of BJP leader Fakir Rana.
- What
- Fakir Rana was stabbed to death near the panchayat office; three suspects were arrested within 24 hours of the complaint.
- When
- The stabbing happened on Wednesday evening; the FIR was filed on Thursday and the arrests were made on Friday.
- Where
- Near the panchayat office in Dam Karlakhunta, Kalahandi district, Odisha.
- Why
- Preliminary investigation suggests previous enmity; the incident occurred after an altercation between the victim and the accused.
- Victim
- Fakir Rana, local BJP leader
- Crime
- Stabbing murder
- Location
- Near panchayat office, Dam Karlakhunta, Kalahandi district, Odisha
- Attack date
- Wednesday evening
- Arrests
- Friday, within 24 hours of the complaint
- Accused
- Tulsiram Sahu, Sura Singh Patra, Baldev Sahu
- FIR lodged by
- Snigdha Rana, sarpanch and wife of the victim
- Possible motive
- Previous enmity after an altercation