Dhenkanal, Sept 7:Police recovered a cab hijacked by miscreants from Bhubaneswar and arrested two youths in this connection on Friday.
The accused have been identified as Rajesh Kumar Nath, the mastermind, and his associate, Sumant Nath while another aide is on the run.
As per reports, three miscreants allegedly booked a cab (a Maruti Swift Dzire) car online from Bhubaneswar on August 13. Subsequent, they hijacked the car and looted the valuables from the driver at knifepoint. Subsequently, they hid the car in Joranda forest under the Gondia police limits in Dhenkanal district.
Following this, a complaint was lodged with the police in this connection as the driver with the car did not return Bhubaneswar even after days.
Acting on it, the Gondia Police initiated an investigation and zeroed at one Rajesh Kumar Nath, the mastermind, and his associate, Sumant Nath, based on the PhonePay transactions.
