The Sundargarh forest officials arrested two persons on Friday for killing a deer on Wednesday evening.
They had registered a case against as many as 20 villagers and detained two for killing a deer and eating its meat on at Kuwarkela village on Thursday.
The arrested were identified as Sesa Kuanr (21) and Susanta Kuanr (25), both residents of Kuwarikela village.
“We have arrested two persons in the case and are further searching others involved,” said Hemgiri forest Range Officer A Choudhury.