Police have arrested five persons in connection with killing Sahadev Nayak, a Police Mitra in Bhubaneswar today.
Preliminary reports had suggested that the deceased was killed after being hacked by assailants owing to previous enmity. Subsequently, police arrested three people, including a woman, from the Kedarpalli area of Bhubaneswar yesterday afternoon and began a thorough probe.
Today, the police arrested two more persons in this connection.
During the investigation, it was revealed that the accused had discarded the weapon, a machete, used in the murder near the crime site.
Police on Thursday conducted a crime scene recreation in an area beside the Daya River Bridge close to Dhauli and also carried out an on-site investigation. As of now, the motive behind the crime is stated to be past enmity.
Police have seized two motorcycles, four mobile phones, a blood-soaked shirt, and a sharp weapon used for the murder.
On the early morning of January 8, the decapitated body of Nayak was found on the Rasulgarh-Vani Vihar overbridge. Early reports had stated that the youth was chased by at least four people, while on his motorcycle, on the national highway at around 8:30 am yesterday. The assailants reportedly severed his head off his body before fleeing the spot.
