Kendrapada: Seven people, who were on the run after allegedly murdering a man in Odisha’s Kendrapada district in January 2023, have been arrested.
Police said that the accused persons had allegedly killed villager Bipin Jena on January 29, 2023, over past enmity.
The incident took place at Madhyapada village under the jurisdiction of Rajnagar police station in the coastal district.
All the seven accused – Satyaranjan Jena, Ashis Kumar Jena, Prasant Kumar Jena, Pramod Jena, Somyaranjan Jena, Suvendu Jena and Anukul Chandra Jena of Madhyapada village – were caught from a hideout near the village.
All of them fled after committing the crime in the village. The exact reason behind the hostility between them and the victim is being investigated, a senior police official said.
After being arrested, the accused were produced in court at Kendrapada on Friday. The court rejected their bail applications.