A Jharkhand Court has convicted Enos Ekka who is a former MLA from Kolebira with life imprisonment for kidnapping and killing Manoj Kumar who was a temporary teacher in a local school.

The judgment was passed through video conferencing whereby a fine of Rs. 1.65 lakh was imposed by the Judge Neeraj Kumar Srivastava on Ekka which will be given to the victim’s family.

Enos Ekka is currently at the Birsa Munda Central Jail in Ranchi. In addition, Dhaneshar Baraik who is the other convicted person in the case has also been charged with sharing information about the victim with them.

According to the police, the deceased was a supporter of Ekka and leader of a group of temporary teachers. However, it was alleged that during 2014 assembly elections, he turned against Ekka that lead to the crime.

The victim’s body was recovered near a school on November 27, 2014. “The pieces of evidence collected against Ekka show that he had links with an outlawed outfit PLFI. Ekka used People’s Liberation Front of India members to kill the teacher” said the Advocate Abhay Mishra who is representing the brother of the deceased teacher.

Enos Ekka was a minister in the last 3 governments, led by Arjun Munda, Madhu Koda, and Shibu Soren respectively between 2005 and 2008. After the judgment, Ekka will lose membership in the assembly.

As carried in LR