Bhubaneswar, July 8 -- Police arrested two persons on Wednesday in connection with the alleged abduction and murder of 25-year-old Abhimanyu Sahu of Daliamada village under Nayagarh Sadar police limits in this district. The arrests were made two days after the recovery of the victim's body from the Dahuka River and registration of a murder case based on a complaint lodged by his family.

In the alleged murder of Abhimanyu, cops swung into action after his body was recovered on Monday from Dahuka River near the village. Local police had detained eight villagers yesterday and launched a detailed investigation. The 25-year-old man was reportedly abducted, beaten to death, and his body dumped in the river over an alleged long-standing land di...