Gujarat Police have arrested a 40-year-old man accused of murdering the wife of a retired Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) during a robbery in Bhubaneswar, an official said on Wednesday.
The accused, identified as Balbhadra Ramcharan Maharana, had been absconding following the murder of 76-year-old Kunjalata Nanda at her residence in the Laxmisagar police station area of Bhubaneswar, Odisha.
According to officials, Maharana was wanted in connection with the robbery-cum-murder case and had been on the run after the incident.
He was eventually traced and arrested by Gujarat Police in Surat. Further details regarding the circumstances of his arrest and the subsequent legal proceedings are awaited.
The murder of Kunjalata Nanda had taken place at her residence in Bhubaneswar, where the accused allegedly committed the crime during a robbery.
