Berhampur: The number of arrests in the murder of senior advocate and BJP leader Pitabas Panda touched 14 with police taking Sunya Chandra Das (61) into custody on Tuesday evening.

Though SP (Berhampur) Saravana Vivek M had earlier said that Das had no role in the murder, he confirmed his arrest on Wednesday for allegedly provided shelter to the hired sharp shooters from Bihar along with Malaya Bisoi and Madan Dalei in his house at Alakapuri in Berhampur for four days. ADVERTISEMENT

Former Berhampur MLA and present BJD Ganjam district president Bikram Panda and former BeMC Mayor Siba Sankar Dash alias Pintu Das, who allegedly plotted to eliminate Pitabas Panda over political, personal and financial reasons, had roped in Malaya Bisoi and Madan Dalei to execute the plan, who in turn

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