Bhubaneswar, Oct 22 (IANS) The police have finally cracked the sensational case of the brutal assassination of BJP leader and senior advocate Pitabash Panda, who was shot dead near his residence in the Baidyanathpur Police station area in Odisha’s Berhampur on October 6 with the arrest of 12 people, an official said on Wednesday.

Those arrested include former Biju Janata Dal (BJD) legislator and the party’s district president Bikram Kumar Panda and his close associates, revealed District Superintendent of Police, Saravana Vivek M. on Wednesday.

Other persons arrested by the police for their involvement in the case are former mayor of Berhampur Municipality, Sivashankar Dash alias Pintu, Malaya Kumar Bisoyi, Madan Mohan Dalai — both are advocates and are said to be close associates of BJD

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