The Hatibari police on Monday arrested and court-forwarded three youths, including a juvenile, on the charge of killing a 35-year-old person of Pahantoli slum in the Patap area under its jurisdiction in Sundargarh district on May 18 midnight.
The arrested were identified as Raj Sahu (20) and Vikas Sahu (16) of Kusumtoli under Haribari PS and Kalia alias Chitrasen Sahu (20) of Gurudijhatia in Cuttack district. The three have confessed to their crime.
Reports said the trio had gone to Shankar Gauda’s house for loot. On reaching his house, the three asked Shankar to get up but he did not pay any attention to them. Then Raj fired a bullet at Shankar. The bullet hit Shankar’s head and he died on the spot. The dacoits fled from the spot. The police also seized a pistol, which was used in the crime, from their possession. The juvenile has been forwarded to juvenile court.