Odisha Crime Branch to probe missing judicial report on VHP leader’s killing
VHP leader Laxmanananda Saraswati and four associates were shot dead by Maoists at his ashram in Odisha’s Kandhamal district on Aug. 23, 2008

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VHP leader Laxmanananda Saraswati and four associates were shot dead by Maoists at his ashram in Odisha’s Kandhamal district on Aug. 23, 2008
The initiatives were aimed at preserving the historical and cultural significance of the ashram while strengthening educational infrastructure in the tribal-dominated district
Released from Bhubaneswar jail after 15 years behind bars; VHP leader’s 2008 murder had led to one of the worst episodes of communal violences in Kandhamal district, with the death toll almost reaching 40