The Paradip police arrested a hardened criminal from GJAI Colony here on Sunday.
Paradip police station IIC Subransu Sekhar Nayak told reporters the allegations had been made to the police about stealing of mobiles and cash from the CISF Complex. Habildar Srinibas Mallick of the police patrolling team nabbed the accused Parthasarathi Nayak from Madhuban GJAI Colony.
Police seized 6 mobile phones, a power saver and cash of Rs 10,000 from the accused who has nine cases against him pending in different police stations across the State.
Police further said Parthasarathi Nayak is the main culprit of a murder case on December 31, 2015 under the Mancheswar police station in Bhubaneswar. Since then, he was absconding. He is also the main accused in the case of murder of a drug control centre’s manager.