The Cuttack rural police on Monday took arrested self-professed godman Alok Bisoi (55) on a two-day remand for custodial interrogation. Bisoi alias Anandatma Baba was arrested by Salepur police on Sunday on murder charges after a charred body of a 40-year-old youth was recovered from his Rameswar Ashram on Saturday.
Sources said the godman was quizzed by a team of investigating sleuths inside the police station in presence of two other inmates of the Ashram.
The sleuths are also examining Bisoi in connection with two other cases, including the one FIR filed by his wife in the Kendrapara Town PS alleging torture and domestic violence against the godman.
Meanwhile, a police scientific team is also on the job examining the exhibits recovered from the Ashram, including a lathi and a sharp weapon.
While the motive behind the gruesome murder has not yet been ascertained, police said the godman and Ashok entered into a heated exchange of words over certain issues, which then turned violent triggering the trio to lynch the youth.