Brown sugar worth Rs 20 lakh seized in Puri, two arrested

Prameyanews English

Published By : Prameya News Bureau | January 07, 2021 IST

Puri, Jan 7: Excise sleuths today seized brown sugar weighing 200 grams and arrested two persons in this connection in Puri. The accused have been identified as Siba Prasad Behera and Raghunath Das. Officials said that the market value of the seized contraband would be Rs 20 lakh. As per reports, the accused have procured the contraband from Jaleswar area in Balasore district. “They de-boarded a train near Puri station and were trying to escape when we nabbed them. We are further verifying their antecedents,” said an official. Earlier in the day, the Special Task Force of Crime Branch has seized 1.3 kilograms of brown sugar worth Rs 1.3 crore near Khordha bypass. STF has also arrested one person in this connection.

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