India, April 8 -- Police in Odisha's Cuttack district have arrested two retired police personnel, two retired home guards and two serving home guards, nearly a decade after an alleged custodial death of 44-year-old man Saroj Senapati alias Akula.

Those arrested have been identified as retired assistant sub-inspector Bhagaban Sahoo, retired havildar Pramod Kumar Patra, retired home guards Joginath Nayak and Bhikari Nayak and serving home guards Maheswar Debata, and Dharmaraj Rana.

The case dates back to December 9, 2016, when Akula was detained at Narasinghpur police station following a complaint filed by his neighbour, who accused him of assault during a dispute over cattle grazing. He was allegedly subjected to torture, including bruta...