The Brahmapur police on Monday claimed that they have arrested the key accused involved in the killing a youth in front of a liquor shop at Khodasingi here on December 28, 2012. The accused was forwarded to a local court here.
Briefing the reporters here, Sadar police station SDPO Hari Har Pani said a police team led by Gopalpur IIC Pragyan Paramita Jena conducted a raid on the house of key accused Tingiri alias Tuna Sethy of Badagumla village under the Gopalpur police station limits to nab him. The team succeeded in their plan and arrested the accused, he added.
During the raid, the police seized a 7.65mm Italian-made mouser and two live ammunitions from the possession of Sethy, said the police.
The SDPO said Sethy was involved in many cases including firing at Munir Beg in the city in 2010 and dacoity in Aska. He was listed as ‘most wanted’ by the police in two criminal cases, the officer added.