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Brown Sugar Worth Rs 1.3 Cr Seized In Odisha’s Bhadrak, 2 Arrested

By
OB Bureau

Bhadrak: Bhadrak Rural Police seized 1.03 kg brown sugar worth Rs 1.3 crore and arrested two persons near Randia Power Plant square in Bhadrak on Tuesday.

The accused persons have been identified as Srikant Pradhan of Hasinpur and Arun Sethi. They were forwarded to the court on Wednesday.

“The raid was conducted following a tip-off. A motorcycle was intercepted near Randia Power Plant square and seized 1.03 kg brown sugar from the accused persons,” Bhadrak SP Charan Singh Meena informed

A bike and three mobile phones from their possession, he added.

According to sources, the contraband was being smuggled from Jaleswar to Ganijang.

OB Bureau

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