"The ruling BJD hatched a conspiracy in hiding Babuli, the grandson of freedom fighter Laxmi Indira Panda. It is a pre-planned abduction in which two senior leaders of BJD Pranab Prakash Das (minister) and Rabi Narayan Nanda (party spokesman) are actively involved. We demand verification of their call records", BJP MLA Pradip Purohit alleged at a press conference here.
Purohit alleged that the two BJD leaders might have been conspired to keep Babuli in hiding.
BJD spokesperson SN Patro rejected the allegations and challenged Purohit to produce evidence to justify the claim.
"If the BJP has specific allegation, they can expose it. It is not a small thing. It is a serious matter," Patro said.
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Babuli, the grandson of INA captain Laxmi Indira Panda was missing since April 16 after Prime Minister Narendra Modi felicitated his father and mother at a function in Raj Bhavan on April 16. Babuli was accompanying his parents. But, the family members got separated at the Bhubaneswar Railway station while returning to their native place at Jeypore in Koraput district.
While Babuli's mother was traced at Balasore railway station, his father was safe at home. However, there was no trace of Babuli (19) since then.
Two days ago, the family members of Babuli had staged a protest in front of the residence of Jeypore Sub-Collector demanding expeditious search operation to trace their son.
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