The Town Police have forwarded the two youth to court who were arrested for their involvement in a recent theft at a grocery shop near Jeypore Palace Square.
The accused were identified as Sunil Kumar Padhee (28) of Jayanagar and Shushant Anakar (16) of Christianpeta area.
Police sources said that Sunil, who is a B Tech pass out and runs a cyber café here, was the mastermind. Sunil and the grocery shop owner Jagyasen Jena had a scuffle during Dussehra over some personal issues, police said, adding following which Sunil hired five goons to take revenge on Jena.
According to the FIR, four of the five masked miscreants barged into the shop while Jena was counting money. They attacked Jena with heavy objects and injured him badly. later, they fled with `20,000 cash and a gold chain before locals could come to Jena’s rescue.
Although four of the accused managed to flee the spot, the chasing public caught hold of Shushant at KBSD Road. While he was being assaulted by the irate mob, a police patrol team reached the spot and rescued him. later, Jena lodged a complaint with the police. Subsequently, Sunil was arrested. However, the other accused are still at large.
Despite pressure from influential people to release the accused, police forwarded him to court, sources said.