Sawna Lakra (born 1941) was an Indian politician from the
Indian National Congress
The Indian National Congress (INC), colloquially the Congress Party but often simply the Congress, is a political party in India with widespread roots. Founded in 1885, it was the first modern nationalist movement to emerge in the British Em ...
, elected to the state legislature in
Jharkhand
Jharkhand (; ; ) is a state in eastern India. The state shares its border with the states of West Bengal to the east, Chhattisgarh to the west, Uttar Pradesh to the northwest, Bihar to the north and Odisha to the south. It has an area of . It ...
. He was arrested for murdering a youth to protect the
family honour in May 2011. He died on 14 October 2019.
Arrest for Murder
In June 2011, Lakra was indicted for ordering the abduction and murder of Avinash Tiwari, a local youth who had wanted to marry his granddaughter Usha Lakra.
On 27 April, Avinash had come to Lakra's farmhouse at Chota Kawali, about 2 km from
Bargama to meet Usha. He was caught and confined by Lakra's bodyguard Janak Mahto. Later, he was allegedly shot dead by henchman Gopi Kachchap, in Lakra's presence. The body was disposed of in a culvert near
Lodhma.
Lakra went underground immediately after police investigations. He surrendered only after a month.
After his arrest, Lakra was to be held in the
Birsa Munda Central Jail but he immediately claimed cardiac problems, and was sent to the intensive cardiac care unit (ICCU) of the premier
Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences
The Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS), established on 15 August 2002 by upgrading the then Rajendra Medical College and Hospital (RMCH) originally setup in 1960, is a medical institute of in Ranchi, the capital of Jharkhand, India
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(RIMS).
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References
Living people
1941 births
Crime in Jharkhand
Jharkhand MLAs 2009–2014
Indian National Congress politicians from Jharkhand
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