Patnagarh parcel bomb blast case: Accused Punjilal Meher gets life imprisonment

Bhubaneswar (By Abhishek Mohanty): 
The Additional District Judge in Patnagarh of Balangir district sentenced former college principal Punjilal Meher to life imprisonment in the sensational parcel bomb blast case.

The court also slapped a fine of Rs 50,000 for orchestrating a deadly parcel bomb attack that claimed the lives of two people and left a young bride permanently scarred, both physically 
and emotionally.

Punjilal was arrested by the Odisha Crime Branch in the case on April 24, 2018.

On February 23, 2018, Soumyasekhar Sahu, a 26-year-old software engineer, and his bride, Reema Rani, had barely begun their married life when a package arrived at their doorstep. 
When Soumyasekhar unwrapped the parcel inside their home in Bholanathpada, a powerful explosion occurred. 

Soumyasekhar and his grandmother Jemamani died under the impact of the powerful explosion.