Bhubaneswar, July 2 -- The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) today demanded immediate arrest of BJP's Nilgiri MLA Santosh Khatua, alleging his involvement in the killing of a tusker and the theft of its
tusks in the Nilgiri area on June 15.
Addressing a joint press conference, BJD general secretary and spokesperson Dr. Lekhashree Samanta Singhar, former minister Jyoti Ranjan Panigrahi, and former MLA Sukanta Nayak
claimed that three of the four accused arrested in connection with the case were found hiding
in the farmhouse of the BJP MLA.
The BJD leaders alleged that the state government was shielding the Nilgiri MLA and demanded his arrest and appropriate action against him for his alleged role in the tusker's death and the theft of its tusks.
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