The police arrested two women from the district headquarters hospital premises while they were collecting money and hoodwinking the poor patients by luring them for several tests to private diagnostic clinics. Town Police Station IIC Ranjan Kumar Dey said Sangita Patra of Khadianga and Jayanti Sahu of Chatarapatana were arrested and later produced before a local court under Section 420 and 34 of IPC.
They were remanded in jail custody by the court. Sources said district Collector Ratnakar Rout had recently asked Kendrapara SP to conduct raid as he had received complaints pertaining to fleecing and harassment of the people by a few middlemen at the district headquarters hospital. Accordingly, the police had conducted surprise raid and nabbed the duo.