Former Indian Hockey Player Birendra Lakra was recently accused of involvement in a murder. Lakra is known for winning India a bronze during the Tokyo Olympics. He later announced his retirement in September 2021. Birendra landed himself in huge trouble after he was accused of killing his flatmate/friend on 28th February. The report was filed by the victim’s father, Bandhana Tappo.

Bandhana filed their report in the Infocity Police Station, which jurisdicts the murder area. According to the report, Birendra Lakra and his girlfriend Manjit Tete were involved in the murder of Anand Tappo. Allegedly Birendra and Anand fought about Manjit, which resulted in the couple strangling Anand and disposing of it as a suicide.
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Bandhana Tappo stated, “It would be difficult on part of a father to bear his newly married son’s death. After an argument, Birendra and Manjit had tied Anand’s hands before strangulating him to death at the apartment and termed it as suicide.”
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He added, “Anand returned to Bhubaneshwar after getting married. The trio was leading a happy life. On February 28th, Birendra called me to inform me that Anand committed suicide. When our family members reached the spot, Birendra showed ignorance about the matter. From the prima facie evidence it was clear that Anand was murdered. Sensing Birendra’s hand behind Anand’s death, we went to file a complaint with Infocity police. However, the police had not received our complaint. Even after four months, police have failed to unravel the exact reason behind Anand’s death.”
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Lakra is known for his Hockey performance where he bagged several medals at multiple tournaments. In the 2014 Commonwealth Games, he earned his team a silver and a gold at Asia Cup.
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