Bhubaneswar, Oct 30 The police have arrested nine people, including three juveniles, in connection with the murder of a Jana Seva Kendra owner in Odisha’s Keonjhar district, an officer said on Friday.
The accused persons allegedly attacked the victim with sharp weapons. They also fired three rounds of bullets at him in Kendeipashi in the Turumunga police station area when the victim, Trilochan Mohant, was returning home after closing his shop and carrying the day’s earnings on Wednesday night.
Police said the murder resulted from a robbery attempt.
On Friday, the police took six of the accused to the crime scene to reconstruct the incident.
Meanwhile, Keonjhar SP Nitin Kusalkar met the bereaved family members and expressed his condolences.
(PTI News)
