Keonjhar: An additional block development officer (ABDO) of Bant block in Bhadrak district, who had been absconding after hacking his wife to death on October 2, was nabbed by Nandipada police on Saturday night.

According to sources, a special team was formed under Anandpur sub-divisional police officer (SDPO) Prashant Behera arrested the accused, Debi Prasad Jena, near Nasirpur village after he arrived in Jajpur from Puri by a train and was riding a bicycle home. “He was apprehended while going to his village to collect some items,” said the SDPO. ADVERTISEMENT

Following which, Jena’s medical examination was conducted at the Salania community health centre, where relatives of the accused tried to create an uproar but were controlled by police.

Investigation revealed Jena went to Uttar

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