The Rugudi police in Keonjhar district on Wednesday arrested four persons accused in connection with supply of around 20 tonnes of stolen scraps to plants situated at Rugudi near Barbil.
The arrested were two drivers, Jaladhara Malick (47) of Panikoili of Jaipur district and Anirudha Jena (33) of Bhandaripokhari of Bhadrak district, and two security guards, Alekh Pradhan (27) of Murusuan near Jhumpura of Keonjhar district and Hadiram Pradhan (45) of Jharkhand State.
The police also seized two trucks OR-04M-0893 and OR-09G-7495 carrying the confiscated materials. Source close to Rugudi police station IIC Biranchi Bag revealed that being tipped off by district SP Rajesh Pandit, police took action and further inquiry was going on to nab the main culprit.