Bhubaneswar: Nayapalli police here on Thursday took contract killer Sampad Sahu on two-day remand to elicit more information about his targets, people who had hired him and his associates.
A resident of Jagatsinghpur district, he was nabbed
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According to police sources, he reached Bhubaneswar on November 26 after getting a contract to eliminate a businessman.
Apart from pistols, a chilli spray was recovered from this motorcycle. While police overpowered him, his associate managed to escape.
A preliminary investigation revealed that Sahu was involved in 5 criminal cases under Bidanasi, Malgodown in Cuttack, Kendrapara and Jagatsinghpur police limits. He was also an accused in the Baranga murder case.
While police had requested for a five-day remand of the alleged contract killer, the Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate (SDJM) court on November 30 allowed them to take him on a two-day remand.