Sources in the know of the investigation suspect that this particular footage in the short film, which was earlier believed to have been deleted, was the factor prompting the murder.
Sarmistha was arrested from Bhadrak earlier in the day along with her associate Jhuna Bhoi, about one and a half month after being on the run.
The caretaker said she found the letters from under a bed which she later handed over to Sharmishta Rout, the prime wanted accused in the brutal murder case.
Sharmistha, the prime accused in the sensational murder case of Nayagarh cameraman Manas Swain hid herself for three days at her in-laws house to avoid coming under police net.
Demanding immediate arrest of all the accused, Manas' wife also threatened to kill herself in front of the residence of Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik if justice is not served to her
Facts emerging out of the investigation into the murder of cameraman Manas Swain has cemented the earlier suspicion about a ‘close relationship’ between wanted accused Sarmistha Rout and key accused Niranjan Shethi, the retired Odisha Information Service (OIS) officer who was arrested in the case on Monday.
Meanwhile, the investigating team has recovered a mobile phone of Manas from a betel shop owner. A man had found the phone from the road side near Sankharidiha in Dharmasala and handed it over to the betel shop owner.
The sensational murder case of Nayagarh cameraman Manas Swain seems to be gradually opening the lid over a box-full of secrets -from the disappearance of the lensman to revelation about his murder and a web portal operator's alleged sleazy activities.
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