Four held for killing of shipping company official

Five persons were arrested today and some weapons seized in connection with the gunning down of a senior official of a shipping company at this port town in Odisha last month, police said.
Out of the five persons who were arrested on the charges of murder of Mahendra Swain on October 26 three, including prime accused Rakesh Choubey of Jameshedpur, belonged to Jharkhand, Inspector General of Police (Central Range), Soumendra Priyadarshi told reporters here.
The IG said many others were involved in the case at conspiracy, coordination and execution level.
Police have also seized three revolvers, 50 rounds of bullets, 11 mobile phones, three motor-cycles, a car bearing Jharkhand registration number, an autorickshaw, 11 bottle bombs and some cash he said adding a letter written by the deceased was also seized and examined.

Stating that the murder was planned after monopoly of the stevedoring firm was challenged by another group, the IG said Jamshedpur, Kolkata and Cuttack were the places of entire conspiracy.