BARIPADA: Police on Thursday arrested two persons for their alleged involvement in the murder of an elderly man whose half-burnt body was found near Kendujiani weekly market at Thakurmunda in Mayurbhanj district three days back.
Police said the accused, Ranjit Mohanta (29) and Ghana Jamuda (23), beat 60-year-old Bhadra Mohanta to death over past enmity. All of them belong to Jodbil village and Ranjit is a relative of Bhadra.
Karanjia SDPO Subrat Kumar said in the past, Ghana had a fight with the deceased during a cricket tournament in the village. Since then, he was nursing a grudge against Bhadra. Similarly, Ranjit was also furious with Bhadra as the latter had humiliated him in an inebriated state. Both the accused were waiting for an opportunity to settle scores with the deceased.
