CUTTACK: Almost a month after murder of businessman
Rabi Lenka, police on Saturday managed to arrest the main accused
Bikash Choudhary. Lenka was shot dead at College Square here on August 12.
According to police, Choudhary is a history-sheeter and many criminal cases are pending against him in police stations across the city. A gun and live bullets were also seized from his possession.
Earlier, police had arrested three associates of Choudhary for allegedly helping him kill the businessman.
"Choudhary had hatched the conspiracy to kill the businessman for not paying extortion money," said Cuttack DCP
Sanjeev Arora.
Police said Choudhary, a notorious criminal, had demanded Rs 1 lakh from Lenka and his friend. But Lenka did not pay any heed to his threats. Irked, Choudhary planned to eliminate him.