Bhubaneswar, Oct. 22 -- The Berhampur police today arrested former BJD MLA and Ganjam party district president Bikram Panda in the sensational murder of senior lawyer and BJP leader Pitabas Panda.
Police have so far arrested 12 suspects in the case. Pitabas Panda was shot dead near his residence on the night of October 6 while returning home on a two-wheeler from his office.
Those arrested include former Berhampur Mayor Siba Shankar Das alias Pintu Das, corporator Malay Bisoi, student leader Madan Dalei, two hired sharpshooters, and a local shooter.
After the arrests, police produced Bikram Panda and the other accused before the Berhampur court amid tight security, and the court remanded them in 14 days of judicial custody.
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