He was arrested after interrogation by police last night in connection with the gunning down of Mahendra Swain on October 26, Jagatsinghpur Superintendent of Police J.N Pankaj said.
Bapi had reached Raghunathpur Police Station along with his supporters last evening after a lookout circular was issued against him following the arrest of five persons on Thursday, including three from Jharkhand, in the case, the police officer said.
He was detained and interrogated for several hours before being formally arrested, Pankaj said, adding Bapi was produced before a magistrate at Kujang today and sent to jail after his bail plea was rejected.