Bhubaneswar, Nov. 9 -- Former Rajya Sabha MP N Bhaskar Rao surrendered before the SDJM Court in Rayagada on Monday following the Supreme Court's directive in the 2010 murder case of tribal leader Bhagirathi Mandangi.

Bhaskar Rao's surrender came after the apex court cancelled the bail order granted to him and four other accused.

Along with Bhaskar Rao, Epili Sanyasi Raju, Dilip Kumar, N. Adinarayana and K. Krishna Rao were also directed to surrender within two weeks. The Supreme Court had set the deadline while hearing a petition filed by complainant Jagannath Mandangi.

The murder case was registered at Rayagada police station on December 23, 2010, following the killing of tribal leader Bhagirathi Mandangi. The case has remained in the...