Bhubaneswar, November 4: Berhampur police have arrested two more individuals, reportedly key suspects, in the murder case of senior advocate and BJP leader Pitabash Panda, who was killed last month.

The arrested persons, identified as Kurupati Bhuyan (35) and Uma Shankar Bisoi (33), were presented before a local court, which remanded them to two days of police custody for further questioning.

With these arrests, the total number of individuals apprehended in connection with the murder has now risen to 17.