Overview
- Jajpur police arrested five people Monday in the April 6 shooting death of shopkeeper Soumya Sagar Samal in Kalimegha.
- Officers say the victim’s wife, Subhashree Samal, shared his location with the attackers, a claim they base on call logs and WhatsApp records.
- Police allege prime suspect Tapas Kumar Khilar obtained a country‑made pistol in Rourkela after UPI payments totaling about ₹49,000 and paid another ₹9,000 on March 27 for delivery and firing lessons.
- The weapon was recovered in the Jajpur area, and investigators seized a motorcycle and seven phones before taking the accused for a crime‑scene reconstruction.
- Officials describe a love‑triangle motive involving the wife and two relatives of a co‑worker, and they say the case now rests on digital evidence as the suspects sit in judicial custody.