5 Arrested For Beating Army Jawan To Death In Odisha: Police

Previous enmity between two groups in the village was said to be the reason for the incident, Ganjam SP Jagmohan Meena said.

Odisha Police on Friday arrested five persons for allegedly beating to death a 28-year-old Army jawan in Odisha's Ganjam district.

The accused had assaulted Army jawan J Dilleswar Patra of Kalipalli near Haripur in the district on Sunday, police said, adding that he succumbed to injuries at a private hospital in Bhubaneswar on Wednesday.

The victim was posted at Pannagada in West Bengal's Durgapur district, police said.