Jajpur, April 22: Jajpur police today arrested the third accused involved in Jharaphula death case. The accused has been identified as Shakti Sekhar Swain, a native of Bhubaneswar.

Shakti had allegedly booked the guest house in favour of the prime accused Rakesh Swain and spent few hours inside the suit.

Kuakhia police said, Shakti Sekhar was on run after the incident. He evaded arrest playing hide and seek with police.

However, police arrested him today from Bhubaneswar.

Notably, the prime accused of the case Rakesh Swain and his aide Amaresh Rout are in Judicial custody after they were forwarded to court by Kuakhia police.