Bhubaneswar: The Commissionerate Police on Sunday arrested a youth for allegedly fleeing with his motorcycle which was seized by traffic police last night for overspeeding.
The youth has been identified as Omkar Mahapatra (23) of Baidyanathpur in Berhampur, presently residing at Jaydev Vihar area in Bhubaneswar.
According to police, Omkar was riding a motorcycle at high speed on Saturday night when he encountered a police check post near Care Hospital square.
After a round of questioning police realised that the 23-year-old was drunk following which his motorcycle was seized and Omkar was issued a challan.
However, this morning, the youth showed up at Traffic police station (II), with a friend, and fled with the seized motorcycle. Police said that Omkar used a duplicate key to unlock his bike which was parked on the station premises.
Within minutes into the incident, the cops swung into action and launched a search for Omkar who was nabbed by Bharatpur police from his house an hour later.
“The youth, Omkar Mahapatra, has been arrested and booked under relevant Sections of the IPC. His two wheeler has been seized,” the police said.
