Bhubaneswar, Oct. 22 -- Berhampur SP Saravana Vivek M on Wednesday revealed the challenges faced during the probe and the intense manhunt behind the high-profile arrests in Ganjam district.

In a significant breakthrough in the murder case of BJP leader and senior advocate Pitabas Panda, Ganjam district police have arrested former MLA and BJD district president Bikram Kumar Panda after a 17-day intensive investigation.

Berhampur SP detailed the complexities and hurdles the police team faced while zeroing in on the accused persons. The investigation saw a massive mobilisation of resources, with police interrogating nearly 100 individuals and scanning over 70 CCTV footages across multiple locations in the city.

The high-profile nature of ...