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Indian hockey legend and Olympic medalist Birender Lakra has faced serious allegations of murder of a friend. Lakra is accused of killing his childhood friend Anand Tappo along with his girlfriend Manjit Tete. These allegations have been made by Anand’s father Bandhan Toppo. Anand’s body was found on February 26 at a house in Bhubaneswar.
It was ruled a suicide after preliminary investigation. However, now Anand’s father has accused Lakra and Manjeet. Anand’s father says that 32-year-old Lakra was also involved in that murder. Bandhan Toppo has also demanded a CBI inquiry. Along with this, the police has also been accused of not cooperating in the investigation, because Birendra Lakra is in the post of DSP. However, there has been no statement from Birendra Lakra on this matter. Anand’s father Bandhan said- Me and Birendra were neighbors (in Sundergarh). So naturally Anand was Birendra’s childhood friend. On February 28, I got a call from Birender from Bhubaneshwar that Anand is unconscious and he is taking him to the hospital. Later he told us that Anand is no more. I asked him what had happened, but he asked us to come to Bhubaneshwar. We reached there the next day and were taken to the local police station, where the officer told that Anand had committed suicide, but there was no suicide note. It is said that Anand had reached Bhubaneshwar from Sundergarh a few days back. Bandhan Toppo said- My son was reportedly found dead at around 10 am shortly after reaching the flat in Infocity area of Bhubaneswar. This flat belongs to Birendra Lakra only. Only Lakra and Manjit Tete were present in the flat at that time. It was said that the woman first saw my son hanging and brought him down. This story and the circumstances under which my son was found dead are suspicious. After much persistence, we were shown the body of Anand and at first sight I saw hand marks on his neck. But the postmortem report said that it was a suicide. Birender Lakra was part of Team India which won bronze medal in Tokyo Olympics last year. After that in September last year, he retired. However, he later withdrew his retirement and played for Team India. Recently, he was also made the captain of Team India in the Asia Cup. The Indian team won the bronze medal in the Asia Cup. Lakra is the second player to be charged with murder. Star wrestler Sushil Kumar is already in Tihar Jail for the murder of fellow wrestler Sagar Dhankhar. Anand’s father Bandhan claimed – There were four people in the flat when my son was murdered. There was also a third person, who is now being rescued. I tried to get the FIR registered at the local police station, but they turned it down saying it was a suicide. Then after a few days I went to the DCP office and lodged a complaint, but after waiting four months for any action, we finally decided to go to the media. According to the sources of news agency PTI, this incident is believed to be of a love triangle. However, both Lakra and Anand, who played as a defender for the Indian team, were married. Bandhan claimed that Anand died 12 days after his marriage. According to the bond, their son Anand was married on 16 February and died on 28. Bandhan said that Anand was happy with his marriage.
When asked if Anand had any relationship with Manjeet, Bandhan did not give a clear answer. He said- I don’t know anything like that. However, both were studying together in Bhubaneswar. I don’t know if anything happened after that. Anand never told us anything about him. Lakra is currently training at the national camp in Bengaluru under the supervision of former India captain Sardar Singh. However, now after the controversy, he may be asked to leave the national camp. Bandhan Toppo said- I want justice for my son. I don’t trust Odisha Police, as they are trying to save Lakra. I want an independent inquiry into the mysterious death of my son.
Apart from Olympic bronze, Birender Lakra has also been a two-time Asian Games medalist. He won gold in 2014 Incheon and bronze in 2018 Jakarta. Apart from this, Lakra was also part of the Indian team that won the silver medal at the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games.
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Indian hockey legend and Olympic medalist Birender Lakra has faced serious allegations of murder of a friend. Lakra is accused of killing his childhood friend Anand Tappo along with his girlfriend Manjit Tete. These allegations have been made by Anand’s father Bandhan Toppo. Anand’s body was found on February 26 at a house in Bhubaneswar.
It was ruled a suicide after preliminary investigation. However, now Anand’s father has accused Lakra and Manjeet. Anand’s father says that 32-year-old Lakra was also involved in that murder. Bandhan Toppo has also demanded a CBI inquiry. Along with this, the police has also been accused of not cooperating in the investigation, because Birendra Lakra is in the post of DSP. However, there has been no statement from Birendra Lakra on this matter.
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