India, Nov. 10 -- Former Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Rajya Sabha MP N. Bhaskar Rao on Monday surrendered before a court in Odisha's Rayagada district, two weeks after the Supreme Court cancelled his bail in a case pertaining to the abduction and murder of a tribal leader in 2010, officials said.

Rao appeared before the Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate (SDJM) court along with three other accused - Epili Sanyasi Raju, P. Dilip Kumar and G. Krishna Rao. The court rejected their bail applications and remanded all four in judicial custody. They were subsequently sent to Rayagada jail.

Another accused, A. Adinarayana, is yet to surrender, while the sixth accused, Ela Venkata Rao alias Kandababu, died a few days ago.

The Supreme Court on October ...