Six persons, accused in the case of kidnap and murder of a youth of Kalanpur village under the Sarankul police station in the district, surrendered in the Odagaon JMFC Court on Thursday.
Then, the prime accused Jyotirmaya Mohanty alias Kaalu and the five others were arrested and forwarded to court. All of them were allegedly involved in abducting and murdering one Rabi Pradhan of Kalayanpur.
Pradhan had gone missing on June 14 and his mother had lodged a complaint in the connection with the Sarankul police alleging that her son was kidnapped over political rivalry.
Investigating into the matter, cops had arrested one Balakrushna of Jamujhola village on July 4.
While grilling him, the entire episode came to light.
Rabi was kidnapped by the accused and later burnt to death at a forest in Tangi area of Khordha district. The body was then buried
at the spot. The body was exhumed by police and sample was sent for DNA test to ascertain the identity.