Bhubaneswar, Feb. 16 -- Around 40 days after the killing of Sahadev Nayak on National Highway-16 near Rasulgarh in Bhubaneswar, the Mancheswar Police today arrested prime accused Rama Nayak.

As per reports, Rama surrendered at the Mancheswar Police Station, following which she was apprehended.

Earlier, the police had arrested six persons over their alleged involvement in the murder of Sahadev Nayak, who was a resident of the Kedarpalli area and the President of the BMC Sanitation Employees' Association. The murder incident took place on January 8 morning when he was travelling on a scooter.

The attack was a fallout of past enmity over drug peddling in the locality as Sahadev was opposing the illegal activity carried out by the accused ...