One more aide of arrested former Sanakhemundi Congress MlA Ramesh Jena was nabbed by police here on Saturday.
After intensive interrogation, police arrested K Kumar, who worked as a salesman at a liquor shop owned by Jena. A pistol was seized from his possession. Police were investigating a case registered at the Town police station here against Jena, in connection with which they were questioning Kumar. During the interrogation, the pistol was found in his possession leading to his arrest.
In a related development, police on Saturday seized four vewhicles, including two excavator machines (JCB and a Tata Hitachi), and four motorcycles belonging to arrested former Brahmapur Municipal Corporation (BMC) Corporator R Murali Mohan.
Meanwhile, the remand period of Murali Mohan and Arakhita Jena, father of Ramesh Jena, ended on Saturday and they were sent back to the Brahmapur Circle Jail.
The investigators would seek a further remand of Murali Mohan if needed, police sources said. Besides, the Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate (SDJM) Court here would soon deliver its verdict on the remand plea of Santosh Behera.
Police had filed a petition on Friday seeking a seven-day remand of Santosh, an associate of Ramesh Jena, who was arrested by the Commissionerate Police in Bhubaneswar recently.