The Commissionerate Police on Thursday arrested two persons on the charges of stealing bikes, computers and other articles from the Nandankanan area on the outskirts of the city.
The accused were identified as Arun Kumar Swain (24) and Deepak Das, both belong to Gopalsagar under the Jagatsinghpur police station.
According to Perennial Pvt ltd generator technician Rakesh Kumar lenka, who had lodged a complaint with the Nandankanan police on Wednesday, Arun Swain was working as DG operator in his firm and had been terminated from service last month.
On Tuesday, Swain talked to lenka over phone and opted to come to the camp office at the Maruti Residency. But lenka declined his move. On Wednesday morning, lenka found a computer, a CPU, a UPS, a printer, three mobile sets, two money purses and a Hero Splendor Plus motorcycle were stolen from his office by breaking open the main door of the room.
On the basis of the complaint, the police arrested the duo and recovered the articles worth `2 lakh from their possession. Meanwhile, the accused were forwarded to a local court on Thursday.