The Commissionerate police on Monday arrested two youths on the charge of extorting money from truck drivers impersonating as police personnel in Bhubaneswar.
After the video of the two youths demanding money from truck drivers on the NH-16 went viral on social media, the police swung into action and nabbed the accused.
The two accused were identified as Soumya Ranjan Rout alias Somu (29) and Chandra Sekhar Das from Laxmipur Basti in Chandrasekharpur.
Also, the cops seized an Innova SUV with a yellow beacon atop it from the possession of the two accused.
A case under Sections 419/384/34 of IPC was registered at the Nayapalli police station and investigation is on, sources said.