Patnagarh, May 29 -- The Sessions Judge of Patnagarh court convicted Punjilal Meher on Wednesday, in connection with the parcel bomb explosion that occurred on February 23, 2018, at the residence of Rabindra Kumar Sahoo in Brahmapura, Patnagarh, said the release statement.

The incident resulted in the deaths of Soumya Sekhar Sahoo and her grandmother, Jemamani Sahoo. Rimarani, wife of the deceased Soumya Sekhar Sahoo, was seriously injured in the explosion. The case was initially registered as Patnagarh PS Case No. 35/2018 and was later taken over by the Crime Branch on March 23, 2018, as CB PS Case No. 7/2018.

The investigation was led by Anil Kumar Dash, then Additional SP of the Crime Branch, under the supervision of Arun Bothra, IG ...