Bhubaneswar, Aug. 13 -- Police on Thursday arrested 18 people within 48 hours of the murder of a minor inside Chilika Lake, allegedly over a dispute related to fishing. All the arrested persons are from Chandraput village, under the Balugaon police limits, in Odisha's Khordha district.

Acting on the directions of the Puri SP, a special team from Krushnaprasad police station raided Chandraput village and arrested the main accused. Police are conducting further raids at different locations to trace others allegedly involved in the case.

The incident took place on Monday night, when the minor went into Chilika to catch fish. According to the information available, a dispute broke out during the fishing trip and allegedly turned violent. Th...