Bureau,Odishabarta

Bhubaneswar:The Special Task Force (STF) of Crime Branch Friday seized 40 tons of stolen coal and Coke in Kamakhyanagar under Dhenkanal district and arrested two persons.

On the basis of reliable information, a raid was conducted at different places of Kamakhyanagar under Dhenkanal district by STF team about illegal transportation of stolen coal and they coal mafias were arrested two persons in this connection.

During the raid the team seized the coal being loaded in two trucks owned by one Arun Nayak against whom number of cases was registered earlier,said by senior STF- CB Officer.

The accused persons could not produce any valid authority in support of transportation of such stolen coal. A case has been registered at Kamakhyanagar Police Station for necessary legal action.

This refers to Kamakhyanagar Police Station Case No. 60/ 2021 U/s 379/411/413/120(B) IPC r/w. 21 MMDR Act. Investigation is on