BHUBANESWAR: The Puri Police have arrested a dreaded criminal allegedly involved in the brutal murder of a transgender person on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar, following an encounter.
The 25-year-old accused, identified as Krushna Kandi, is a resident of the Konark area of Puri district.
Kandi sustained a bullet injury to his left leg during the encounter with police on Wednesday and was rushed to SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack for advanced treatment.
It is pertinent here to mention that the victim transgender, Dinesh Prasad Rout alias Anjali, of Salepur area in Cuttack district, was allegedly murdered by the accused following an altercation near Uttara under Pipili police station limits on February 1.