GAJAPATI 2 LAST

People in the area informed the police after foul odour People in the area informed the police after foul odouremanated from the house. The police broke open a door in thepresence of an executive magistrate and found the bodiesinside the house. They said that the house was locked from inside for thelast three days and no one was seen entering or coming out. Purnima Patra, the sister of the deceased, said, "Theymight have taken the drastic step after losing mental balancein wake of the hue and cry over allegations of financialmisappropriation." Two days ago, the Maharaj’s daughter Kalyani Gajapati hadwritten a letter to Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik requestingthe state govenrment to probe the suspected misappropriationin property transactions relating to the royal family over thepast 30 years. The Parlakhemundi palace incident came to the fore whenParla Maharaja Suraksha Committee staged a demonstration onAugust 14 demanding treatment of the ailing king and probethe alleged financial transactions of the palace. Anang Manjari Patra and personal assistant Sanjay Patrahad resigned from their posts in wake of the agitation. Subsequently, the district administration of Gajapatihad shifted the ailing king to a private hospital in Chennai.PTI AAM MMSC