Bhubaneswar, Sept. 22 -- The Commissionerate Police has arrested four persons from Gajapati district in connection with the kidnapping and subsequent death of taxi driver Bidyadhar Sahoo, whose body was found near the Baranga-Pitapalli roadside close to Jujhagada village on September 20.

The arrested accused have been identified as N. Dilip Kumar, Deepak Kumar Sahukar, Rabindra Behera, and Ramesh Chandra Behera.

According to police, a missing complaint had been lodged at Badagada police station on September 19 by Sahoo's wife, Mamina Khatua. Later, suspecting kidnapping for ransom, the police registered a case under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).

The investigation revealed Sahoo was allegedly involved in a job ...