Key Dara Singh associate nabbed

Bhubaneswar, June 10: Dipu Das, a close associate of Dara Singh, the principal accused in the killing of Australian missionary Graham Staines and his two children at Manoharpur in January, has been arrested, director general of police Dilip Mohapatra said.

8220;We are expecting him to provide some vital clues8221;, Mohapatra said. A report from Keonjhar said that acting on a tip-off, a police party visited a place and apprehended Das who was working there as a cleaner in a truck. The name of the place had not been disclosed.

Das, on whom the CBI had declared a reward of Rs one lakh, had been brought to Keonjhar for interrogation. Police said that Das would be handed over to the CBI at Anandapur later today.