Another person was arrested today in connection with the sensational murder of a senior official of a shipping company here about two months ago, raising the number of arrests in the case to six, the police said.
Accused Susant Sethy was arrested by a police team in New Delhi and he was being brought here on transit remand, said Jagatsingpur district SP Jaynarayan Pankaj.
Sethy would be produced before a court at Kujang and the police would seek his remand, the SP said.
Earlier, the police had arrested five persons, including three belonging to Jharkhand, in connection with the gunning down of Mahendra Swain in this port town on October 26, the police said.
In another development in the case, a Kujang court today issued non-bailable warrant against the Managing Director of a stevedors company, Mahimananda Mishra, in connection with the murder case and company Director Basanta Kumar Bal, who are at large.
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