The Gajapati police on Saturday arrested six persons in connection with the murder of three persons at Gothakele in Mohana block in the district.
The arrested Balaram Behera, Madan Behera, Krushna Behera, lochana Behera, Kuna Behera and Dillip Parida, all residents of Nuanpalli village under the Patpur police station in Ganjam district allegedly murdered Pradip Sethy, Nandeshu Reddy and Jagannath Reddy over previous enmity. The arrested persons were forwarded to court.
The half burnt bodies were recovered from lekhari forest on December 27. The trio was missing from their village Padmanabhpur under the Digapahandi police station of Ganjam district since December 23.