**Bhubaneswar:** The police have arrested the parents and a relative of the absconding accused persons, Bhismajit Patnaik and his brother for allegedly abetting the murder of a youth named Abhijit Behera alias Sipuin Tomando area here on Wednesday evening.
Notably, 5 miscreants came on bikes and opened fire at the youth in Tomando area before fleeing the spot. He was rushed to a private hospital in a critical condition where he succumbed to his injuries.
The police are investigating the case and the body of the deceased has been sent for post-mortem.
“The whole incident was due to a fallout during the Holi festival. The deceased had a quarrel over a trifle issue with the accused persons which resulted in this crime. His parents and a relative had helped him according to eyewitnesses. We have arrested the parents and the relative but both the brothers are still at large,” informed Satyabrata Bhoi, DCP, Odisha police to the media persons.
According to sources,during the concluding ceremony of the ‘Dola Milana’, the deceased Abhijit sprayed colours on Bhismajit’s brother to which the latter resisted. Later, Bhismajit had hurled abuses at the relatives of Abhijit following with both had a heated argument. Later, Bhismajit had stalked Abhijit at the Tomando square and shot at him at point blank range.
Aggrieved over the incident, locals had gheraoed Tomando police station demanding immediate arrest of the culprits.
On asked whether it was due to any previous enmity, DCP Bhoi made it very clear that it was just an impulsive act, done on sudden provocation.
It is worth mentioning that the accused Bjismajit Patnaik of Nayagarh district has multiple criminal cases registered against him in Khordha and Nayagarh district.