Puri: Six persons, including two main conspirators, have been arrested for their involvement in the murder of Krushna Chandra Pratihari, a senior servitor at the Jagannath temple in Puri.
The main conspirators have been identified as Kalia Singhari and Dalagobinda Singhari. The other arrested persons are Kalu alias Satyanarayan Panigrahi, Baba alias Ashis Mahapatra, Muna alias Rashmi Ranjan Patra, and Tulia alias Sandip Jena.
Puri SP Kanwar Vishal Singh informed that Kalia and Dalagobinda had paid around Rs 2 lakh to Kalu to prepare the blueprint and arrange logistics for the crime, and plan for escape routes.
Baba is one of the four persons who were present on the murder spot. Muna had supplied the arms for committing the crime and Sandip was involved in conspiracy and planning for escape routes.
Singh further said that some accused will be brought on remand to recreate the crime scene. Meanwhile, Rs 1.5 lakh has been recovered from Kalu and raids are underway to nab the remaining six accused persons.
