Bhubaneswar, August 12: Bhubaneswar Police arrested four murder accused of Telangana following a request from the Rachakonda Commissionerate Police of the neighbouring state.
A team of the commissionerate police swung into action after Telangana police on Saturday informed that four accused had moved to Odisha and were on their way to West Bengal after murdering a man on the night of August 8 under Balapur police station as their last location was traced near Bhubaneswar railway station.
On receiving the information and mobile number of one of the accused, the city police launched a search operation. However, it faced a major challenge as the mobile phone was switched off for most of the time. Police traced them when the accused switched on the mobile phone for a few minutes. Police found that they had checked into a hotel at Station Square. However, the four had already checked out at 3.15 pm when the police team visited the hotel.
Further, they were traced at Rasulgarh Square at 6.15 pm on Saturday following which police got sure that the accused were travelling on NH-16 to neighbouring West Bengal.
Police collected details of buses which left for Kolkata from Baramunda and found out that four such passenger buses were en route to the neighbouring state including one direct bus.
Police chased the bus and intercepted before it reached Jagatpur in Cuttack and took into custody after they admitted their involvement in the murder.
Telangana police has appriciated the Bhubaneswar police for immediate response and swift action.
