Bhubaneswar, November 11: Dhauli police on Wednesday arrested another person in connection with the firing incident at Sisupalgarh in Bhubaneswar, taking the total number of arrests in the case to nine.

The arrested accused has been identified as Somnath Gajendra, brother of prime accused Chitrasen Gajendra. He was taken into custody following his interrogation by police on Tuesday.

According to police sources, investigators obtained crucial information about the firearm used in the incident while questioning two accused who had been taken on remand. During the interrogation, it emerged that the weapon was allegedly in Somnath's possession.

Acting on the leads, police arrested Somnath and recovered the firearm along with live ammunition from his house. He is scheduled to be produced before a local court later in the day.

Earlier, police had taken two accused on remand and recreated the crime scene as part of their efforts to establish the sequence of events and gather further evidence.

The firing incident claimed the life of 25-year-old Tapu Nayak, who was shot in the Sisupalgarh area under the jurisdiction of Dhauli police station. The incident reportedly occurred during an alleged accidental celebratory firing.