Dhenkanal (Odisha): Family members of a 28 year old engineer, Sabyasachi Nanda, a native of Odisha's Dhenkal has sought the help of Central and state government to bring him back as he is stuck in South Africa from last one and a half years. Nanda, reportedly had gone for a three month project at a private farmhouse in South Africa in 2020. However, due to Covid pandemic, he was stranded in the country and his passport and visa also expired during that period.
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Suddenly on February 19, some masked miscreants entered the farmhouse where Nanda was working and murdered the owner’s son. Following which , the local police seized Nanda’s passport and mobile phone as he is an eyewitness in the case. Tragedy further struck the family on July 7 when Nanda's mother died of a heart attack waiting for her son’s return. Nanda's father Ranjan Kumar Nanda has sought the intervention of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik to bring back his son.
