The Orissa government has ordered for Crime Branch enquiry to the death of Father Bernard Digal. Father Diggal was allegedly attacked in Kandhamal and died in Chennai in Last Tuesday.

A criminal case in this regard had been registered in a Police Station at state Capital Bhubaneswar. Father Joseph Kalathil, the vicar-general of the archbishop's house in Bhubaneswar has lodged the complaint, said police DG M.M Praharaj. Father Digal will be creamated today near St.Vincent Church. A post-mortem was conducted at the Capital Hospital here after the deceased's body was flown from Chennai via Mumbai.

Father Digal was attacked by a violent mob on August 23 at Sankarakhol under Tikabali police station. The mob set fire on his vehicle. Then he took shelter in the jungles and reached Dudukangia village a day after. There a mob again attacked him and left him for dead.

Then he was flown to Mumbai for treatment where he recovered partly. A few days ago he went to Chennai to meet one of his friends and there he was hospitalized again. He died on 28th of October at Chennai.