Bhubaneswar, July 28 -- A district court in Odisha on Wednesday turned down an interim bail application filed by late gangster Sheikh Hyder's son. Hyder died in a police encounter on July 24.

Hyder's son, Sheikh Qadir alias Munna who is a murder convict, filed the bail petition seeking his release to attend the last rites of his father. Munna moved the bail application on July 26 seeking his release for 40 days to complete all post death related rituals of his deceased father.

However, the District and Sessions court judge of Kendrapada refused to entertain the bail petition citing law and order situation, among other reasons.

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