Police have nabbed the accused involved in the murder of Khamarigaon Sarpanch Lalit Mohan Mahapatra on June 20 in Ganjam district.
The accused Ramakrishna Mishra was arrested by a team of the Knuagaon police from the Brajarajnagar police station in Jharsuguda district while he was travelling by the Haridwar-Puri Kalinga Utkal Express. Later, Mishra was produced in the JMFC Court and brought here on transit remand.
On the fateful day, Mahapatra and Mishra, residents of Khamarigaon village had a scuffle in the evening. Subsequently, Mahapatra left for his home by his Bullet motorcycle but Mishra chased him in his car and knocked down his motorbike.
Later, he took Mahapatra in his car to the Dighapahandi Hospital. But when the doctors declared the former dead he fled from the spot, said Brahmapur SP Sarvan Vikek M.
Mishra then went to Brahmapur and took a train to Haridwar abandoning his car.
Based on the FIR of the deceased’s brother police had began an investigation.