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Bhubaneswar: Former Berhampur MLA a nd present BJD Ganjam district president Bikram Panda and former BeMC Mayor Siba Sankar Dash are among the 12 arrested in connection with the sensational murder of senior advocate and BJP leader Pitabas Panda.

According to Berhampur SP Saravana Vivek M, the duo plotted to eliminate Pitabas Panda over political, personal and financial reasons. They roped in BJD corporator Malaya Bisoi and party leader Madan Dalei to execute the plan, who in turn contacted Uma Bisoi, an anti-social, to arrange for shooters.

The plan was executed by two local shooters on October 6 after being aborted earlier on September 14 when those hired from Bihar through mediator Uma Bisoi left home due to a medical emergency. The entire plot involved a financi

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