Bhubaneswar, Aug 5: The Odisha Crime Branch on Wednesday filed a 767-page chargesheet against 11 persons in connection with the alleged mob lynching of Government Railway Police (GRP) constable Soumya Ranjan Swain in Balianta on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar.

The accused named in the chargesheet are Judhistira Jena, Ranjit Patra, Ranjit Rana, Panchanan Badajena, Binod Kumar Behera, Pradeep Chandra Mangaraj, Ashok Kumar Jena, Bibhuti Bhusan Parida, Subash Bhoi, Skylab Pati and Bismay Mohanty.

They have been charged under Sections 103(1), 191(2), 191(3), 189(4), 190 and 127(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS). According to the Crime Branch, the prosecution case is supported by oral testimonies, documentary records, scientific findings and other corroborative evidence gathered during the investigation.

The 11 accused are among the 20 individuals arrested in connection with the case. Investigators also examined the pleas and alibis of the remaining nine arrested persons—Santosh Pati alias Mantu, Suraj Ojha, Sangram Bhoi, Pramod Jena, Bunty Jena, Surajit Rana, Abhisek Kar, Sadananda Khuntia and Bikram Keshari Das.

The agency stated that, after scrutinising the available evidence, it found no sufficient incriminating material at this stage to establish the active involvement of the nine individuals in the assault. Consequently, it said there was presently insufficient evidence to make out a prima facie case for their prosecution.

However, the Crime Branch has kept the investigation open under Section 193(9) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) to facilitate the collection of additional evidence, obtain pending forensic reports and pursue other investigative leads.

It added that efforts are continuing to trace and arrest other identified suspects, and supplementary chargesheets will be filed if further evidence comes to light.

The case pertains to the death of GRP constable Soumya Ranjan Swain, who allegedly died after being assaulted by a mob in the Bhingarpur-Kaja area under Balianta police limits on May 7.

According to police, Swain and his associate, Om Prakash Rout, were travelling on a motorcycle when it collided with a scooter carrying two women. Police alleged that Swain assaulted the women and attempted to rape one of them, following which an enraged crowd attacked him. Swain later succumbed to the injuries sustained in the assault.

The post-mortem examination recorded 21 external injuries on Swain's body. It concluded that severe trauma to multiple parts of his head caused blood clotting and swelling in the brain, leading to his death. Blood clots were also detected in his lungs.

Police have registered two separate cases arising out of the incident—one relating to the alleged murder of the GRP constable and another concerning the alleged attempt to rape a woman. Investigations into both cases are continuing.