Two Maoist supporters, allegedly acting as couriers of Odisha Maobadi Party (OMP) chief Sabyasachi Panda, were arrested from a jungle in Ganjam district on Sunday.
Pabitra Mohan Pradhan of Madhapur in Nayagarh district and Babula Mallick of Katringia of Kandhamal district, were picked up bythe police from the Rangamatia forest near Goudagotha village, Ganjam SP Ashish Kumar Singh said.
Explosives, Maoist literature, letters and medicines were seized from the duo. Pradhan was suspected to be carrying the letters of Mili Panda, wife of Sabyasachi, to the Maoist leader.
On the basis of intelligence inputs, the police were watching the activities of Pradhan and Mallick for past few months. The police claimed they have got some important clues on future plans of the OMP.