One more arrested in Odisha minister attack case

March 01, 2014 17:20

One more person was arrested today in connection with the attack on Odisha's Tourism Minister Maheshwar Mohanty, taking the total number of persons arrested in the case so far to five.

"Five persons have been arrested from Puttaparthi in neighbouring Andhra Pradesh," Puri SP Anup Kumar Sahu told reporters today, adding that two guns, 10 live rounds of cartridge and two vehicles were also recovered from them.

Four suspects were arrested on Thursday night from a lodge in Anantnag district.

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