The Commissionerate police arrested two notorious highway looters from the city outskirts late on Saturday night. The arrestees were identified as Bikash Behera of Nayagarh and Papi Pradhan of Khordha.
Acting on a tipoff, a team of the Tamando police raided the hideout of the duo and took them into custody. During the raid one mouser, three rounds of live bullets, two magazines and two mobile phones were seized from their possession.
“The arrested duo were involved in the February 24 Patrapada firing and loot incident in the city. They also have a number of cases pending against them under different police stations in Nayagarh and Khordha districts, mostly involving highway loots,” said city DCP Anup Sahu.