Ganjam: Police on Saturday arrested two more persons in connection with the murder of Chhhatrapur councillor Laxmidutta Pradhan.
They were identified as Bhaskar Behera and Pramod Nayak.
Earlier, thirteen persons were arrested for their alleged involvement in the case.
The BJD councillor of ward no.6 from Chhatrapur Notified Area Council (NAC) was hacked to death by a group of armed miscreants on September 16 at LIC Colony in Chhatrapur of Ganjam district. Police had attributed the attack to a possible past rivalry.