Bikram Panda, former MLA of Berhampur, Odisha and Ganjam district president of Biju Janata Dal (BJD), has been arrested on charges of murder of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and lawyer Pitabash Panda. Odisha Police has confirmed the arrest of Bikram Panda on Wednesday (October 22, 2025). At the same time, after the arrest of the BJD leader, his supporters protested strongly.

Actually, this incident happened earlier this month, late night on 6th October, when two bike-borne assailants shot dead Pitabash near his residence in Berhampur. Pitabash was a member of the Bar Council of Odisha. After his murder, anger has spread among the people regarding law and order in the entire state.

Bikram arrested on charges of criminal conspiracy

Odisha Police informed about the action taken after this murder. Police said that Bikram Panda was arrested from his Gajapati Nagar residence late night on Tuesday (October 21, 2025) on charges of criminal conspiracy. Along with Bikram Panda, the police have arrested former Berhampur mayor Shiba Shankar Das, a former corporate and 9 others in this case. After which all the accused were presented in the local court of Berhampur.

Four accused involved in murder still absconding

Four accused of this murder are said to be still absconding, including the attackers who attacked Pitabash. Police suspect that there are reasons behind this murder like personal enmity, political ambitions and business related disputes. The investigation has also mentioned a case related to money transaction, which took place between the former MLA and the deceased. At the same time, the police have recovered the weapons used in this murder from the sea shore near the Ganjam-Puri border.

Will give strictest punishment to the accused – Chief Minister

The murder case of BJP leader Pitabash Panda has also become a challenge for the BJP government of Odisha. The Bar Council of India has demanded that a SIT be formed to investigate the case and its investigation be completed within a stipulated time. Lawyers across the state are on strike regarding the matter. After which State Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi has assured that he will give such punishment to all the accused involved in this case, which will be an example for the criminals.

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Police recruitment 2025: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi announced that the state government will soon fill more than 12,000 vacant posts in the police department. Majhi made the announcement on Wednesday after returning from Delhi, where he met Union Home Minister Amit Shah and hosted the two -day investor conference.

20 new cyber police stations will be built

The Chief Minister said that the meeting with Shah was discussed in the state to implement the Indian Justice Code (BNS), Indian Civil Protection Code (BNSS) and Indian Evidence Act (BNA) in the state. He also said that there was a discussion about the increasing cases of cyber crime in the meeting. He told Shah that to deal with this danger, 20 new cyber police stations will be set up in the state and the post of Crime Scene Officer will be created in all the police stations.

How much will be recruited in which department?

Majhi said that the Home Minister has assured the state government to give all possible support to maintain law and order. He informed that the state government will soon fill 12,000 vacant posts in the Home Department, which will help in maintaining law and order in the state. According to the Chief Minister, 3,003 of these posts will be filled in Odisha Special Striking Force (OSSF), 3,000 posts in Odisha Industrial Security Force (OISF), 2,000 traffic personnel, 5,000 home guards, 267 in the Directorate of Public Prosecution and 254 posts will be filled in State Forensic Sciences Department.

95 thousand people likely to get employment

This announcement has been made at a time when the opposition is attacking the government over the increasing crime against women after the BJP came to power in Odisha in June last year. It is alleged that the law and order situation in the state is continuously deteriorating. At the investor conference held in Delhi, the state government signed 13 consent letters and received 15 investment proposals of Rs 1.03 lakh crore, which is likely to provide employment to more than 95,000 people.

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