A retired Odisha Information Service cadre officer, who had served as the public relation officer to the Odisha Governor and the Chief Minister, was on Monday arrested in connection with the murder of a cameraman.
The police said the former OIS officer, Niranjan Sethi, was allegedly present on the spot when the cameraman, identified as Manas Kumar Swain, was beaten to death.
The body of the victim was allegedly disposed of under the guidance of Mr. Sethi, Jatin Kumar Panda, Additional Superintendent of Police, Bhadrak, said.
