The prime accused in the Tamado firing case, Bhismajit alias Bapi Pattnaik was nabbed by the Commissionerate police from Paradip on Sunday.
The police recovered a 9-mm pistol and two live bullets from Bapi’s possession. He was on the run after allegedly gunning down Abhijit Behera alias Sipu on March 15 over past enmity at Tamando on the city outskirts.
Sources said during the Holi celebration Abhijit and his cousin brother Badal had a fight with the accused. later, on March 15 evening, Bapi and his relatives had stopped Sipu and Badal near the panchyat office while they were on the way to the local market.
Though Badal managed to flee from the spot, Sipu was shot by Bapi and was rushed to a private hospital with bullet wounds.
But he succumbed to the injuries. Earlier, police had arrested Bapi’s father Pravakar Pattnaik (55), mother Snehalata Pattnaik (45) and a relative Soumyajit Behera alias Kanha for instigating Bapi to kill Sipu. But till now Bapi had managed to elude the police dragnet.