Police on Thursday arrested two persons for their alleged involvement in the liquor tragedy in the district that struck late on Monday night.
The arrestees were identified as Dinabandhu Barik and Padmanava Barik of Daulatpur village.
Acting on the complaint lodged by one Subrat Kumar Nayak, the Tihidi police had registered a case (181/19) and apprehended the duo during a raid.
While the duo was forwarded to the court, further investigation into the matter is underway, sources said.
Notably, eight persons died and over 40 were taken ill after allegedly consuming toxic liquor at a post-poll feast in Nuasahi near Pirhata under the Tihidi police station in the district. As many as 40 persons are still undergoing treatment at the District Headquarters Hospital (DHH) and SCB Medical College Hospital in Cuttack.