Police nabbed two miscreants while they were attempting to commit a robbery near the Basisthanagar canal road under the Lingaraj police station on Saturday night.
The arrestees were identified as Chandan Kumar Mohapatra (25) alias Bapuni of Harachandi Sahi in Old
Town under the Lingaraj PS and Balaram Sahoo (29) alias Balia of Darithenga Matha Sahi under the Chandka PS.
The police seized knives, two mobile phones and a TVS Jupiter scooty from the possession of the accused.
A Lingaraj police team led by ASI Barja Kishore Dalai which was on patrolling duty in Basisthanagar canal road area in the evening, received inputs from an auto-rickshaw driver that two men armed with lethal weapons were trying to commit robbery near the canal road.
Following this, the police team rushed to the spot and apprehended the two and seized the sharp weapons from them.
During interrogation, the arrested duo confessed to committing robberies in and around the city.
Police also found that as many as two cases are pending against accused Bapuni at the Lingaraj PS and the Saheednagar PS.
Besides, accused Chandan was also found to be involved in a firing case registered at the Kharavel Nagar PS and a robbery case at the Capital PS.