Manoj Pradhan

Manoj Pradhan
OrganizationBJP
Known forKandhamal riots
Criminal statusConvicted in 2
undertrial in 2
Conviction(s)Murder (2008)
Murder (2010)
Criminal charge4 Murders (2008)
Penalty7 year imprisonment (2008)
6 year imprisonment (2010)
Capture status
On bail
Member of the Odisha Assembly
for 10th Odisha Assembly from G. Udayagiri (Odisha Vidhan Sabha constituency)
In office
2009–2014
Preceded byAjayanti Pradhan
Succeeded byJacob Pradhan

Manoj Pradhan is an Indian politician from the Bharatiya Janata Party, who was convicted of murder in January 2010.[1] He was elected from the G. Udayagiri assembly constituency from the state of Orissa.[2] He has been convicted in two cases of murder during the Kandhamal riots of 2008, in which 38 people were killed and more than 25,000 Christians were displaced.[3] During the swearing-in of the state assembly, Pradhan was in jail but was given 15 days bail so he could participate.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference dna was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "BJP MLA convicted in Kandhamal riots case". Press Trust of India. The Hindu. 9 September 2010. Retrieved 12 September 2010.
  3. ^ "BJP lawmaker gets jail for murder in Kandhamal riots | Accident / Crime / Disaster". Indiatalkies.com. Archived from the original on 13 July 2011. Retrieved 11 September 2010.