The Bada Bazar police arrested two miscreants for demanding Dadabati (extortion money) from a local businessman and forwarded both the accused to court here on Saturday.
Debendra Das (21), a resident of Sriram Nagar 3rd line, and Maheswar Moharana (22) of Phullasundari Street had reportedly been demanding Dadabati from businessmen in the Sriram Nagar area under the Bada Bazar police station since last few days.
Both the accused allegedly demanded Dadabati from Sibaram Behera, a businessman and resident of Sri Jagannath Vihar in the Sriram Nagar area on June 13.
Behera lodged an FIR in the police station, after which the police registered a case (123/13), arrested both the accused and forwarded them to court.
While one of the accused has been identified as Maheswar Maharana, who is working as a driver in the Brahmapur Municipal Corporation, the other, Debendra Das, is working as a daily labourer, sources revealed.