‘Wedding bomb’, professional rivalry: How English professor’s ‘revenge’ that killed 2 in Odisha ended in life term for him

An Odisha court has sentenced a former English professor to life imprisonment for sending a parcel bomb, disguised as a ‘wedding gift’, that killed a newly married 26-year-old software engineer and his great aunt in 2018, while severely injuring his wife. The case shocked Odisha, and for weeks, there were no leads. Then, an anonymous letter became a turning point, leading to the arrest of Punjilal Meher, who attended both the wedding and the funeral of the victim

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