Complainant turns accused in loot case

Cuttack | Monday | 9th April, 2018

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The results of the tests said the injuries on his body, which Tripathy said had happened during the attack, were all self-inflicted. CUTTACK: A complainant turned out to be the accused in a loot case in Cuttack on Sunday.Nalinikant Tripathy had lodged a complaint at the Jagatpur police station on March 31, alleging that he had been attacked by a miscreant who fled with Rs 27 lakh which he had been carrying in cash. The 38-year-old, an employee of Durga Construction Ltd , had encashed a cheque of the same amount from the Jagatpur branch of Allahabad Bank , where the company had an account.Tripathy had said he was descending the stairs of the bank with a bag of the cash when a miscreant hit him and snatched the bag from him.Police collected CCTV footage from the bank and then conducted medical tests on Tripathy..