Rajesh Badaik alias Mundari (25), an accused in a murder case earlier, was arrested after thorough investigation, said Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO), Tushar Jena.
Mundari, who had allegedly killed one person in 2014 just for Rs 80 and a mobile phone, was picked up and taken for interrogation and finally confessed to have committed the crime for money, he said.
On April 26, three of a family from Jharkhand - Milko Badaik (30), his wife Arati (25) and son Adikunj - were found murdered in their house with their heads crushed with some very heavy object, police said.
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