The Gajapati police on Wednesday arrested three more offenders in connection with a triple murder incident in the lakhary forest under the Mohana police limits in Gajapati district.
Two of the three arrested were identified as Pabitra Behera and Sanatana Behera. The trio had been absconding since the murder.
Previously, six youths were arrested in this incident, said IPS Dr Sathyajit Nayak at a Press meet held at the DPO on Wednesday.