Police have made significant progress in the Pitabas Panda murder case by interrogating Bikram Panda, former Berhampur MLA and Ganjam district BJD president.

The interrogation took place at Baidyanathpur Police Station on Tuesday night, focusing on a financial transaction suspected to be connected to the case.

Lawyer Pitabas Panda, a member of the Odisha State Bar Council, was shot dead by two unidentified assailants on a motorcycle near his Brahmanagar residence on October 6. He sustained bullet injuries to the chest and was declared dead on arrival at MKCG Medical College and Hospital.

The investigation has intensified in recent days. Police arrested a sharpshooter named Chintu from Bengaluru and seized the firearm allegedly used in the murder. In a parallel development, a youth who h

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