Bhubaneswar

Salesman murder: Cops in H'bad to nab culprits

PNS

A special team of the Commissionerate Police on Thursday left for Hyderabad to nab the rest two accused involved in the firing of a young liquor shop salesman Rakesh Kumar Sahu (25) at Aiginia in the outskirts of the city on June 18 night, police sources said.

After getting clues from G Bishnuprasad, one of the three accused in the case arrested on Tuesday, Twin City Commissioner of Police Dr RP Sharma formed a team and sent them to Hyderabad to nab the other two accused. The police team identified the two accused as Santu Biswal of the Khandagiri area and Manoj Dalai of the Jatni area. Dalai, a hardcore criminal, who has many cases pending against him at various police stations in Khordha district, had fired at the salesman during an altercation on June 18 night. The police also informed that the accused duo was involved in ganja trade.