Bhubaneswar, Feb. 13 -- Jharsuguda: Chhattisgarh police on Thursday arrested BJD leader and ex-MLA Anup Sai in connection with a double-murder case.

As per reports, Sai was picked up by officials of Chakradhar Nagar police station on Wednesday night from a Sai temple near his residence for interrogation purpose in connection with a double-murder case in 2016.

Sources said, the ex-MLA was accused of being involved in the murder of a woman identified as Kalpana Das (32) and her daughter Pravati Das (14) in April 2016 in the border area of Jharsuguda. Later the bodies of the woman-daughter duo were allegedly disposed of in Chhattisgarh.

After the matter came to light, Chhattisgarh police launched a probe and collected secret information f...