Police on Monday arrested four gang members of notorious gangster Tito in connection with the firing at a businessman at Tinimuhani Chhak here on July 13.
The arrestees were identified as are Alok Mallick (22) of Indupur village under the Nikirai police station, SK Shakir (28) of Badahat Quresimahala under the Sadar PS, Trilochan Mallik (21) alias Kalia of Charigaon under the Nikirai PS and Shankar Sethi (29) of Nembara under the Sadar PS.
But eight more accused involved in the attack are still at large, said Kendrapada SP Niti Sekhar. Police also seized two motorcycles and four mobile phones from the possession of the arrestees.
On July 13, two bike-borne miscreants had opened fire at Tinimuhani Bazaar Committee president Vivekananda Moharana when he was returning to his house on a motorcycle.
Moharana, who had sustained grievous bullet injuries in his stomach, was rushed to the District Headquarters Hospital (DHH) here and later shifted to the SCB Medical College Hospital in Cuttack.