CBI arrests another accused in Graham Staines murder case

Mayurbhanj: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested another accused in the killing of Australian missionary Graham Staines and his two sons in 1999.

After getting information, the CBI arrested Buddhadev Nayak from Nischitapur area in connection with the sensational Graham Staines murder case that had triggered global outrage.

The CBI team a raid Buddhadev’s house after getting information about his presence.

Buddhadev is stated to be an associate of Dara Singh- a convict of Graham Stuart Staines & his two sons’ murder at Manoharpur in Keonjhar district in 1999.

Australian missionary Graham Stuart Staines (58) and his two minor sons Philip (10) and Timothy (6) were burnt to death on January 22, 1999, by a mob in Manoharpur village in Keonjhar district.

Graham Staines was a Christian missionary who worked with leprosy patients in Mayurbhanj district in Odisha for nearly 30 years.