Bhadrak: Bhadrak rural police have seized brown sugar worth Rs. 17 lakhs and managed to arrest a peddler while his accomplice fled the scene.
The arrested youth has been identified as Chandan Mallik, son of Chagulu Mallik of Rambhila village.
According to police, a patrolling team intercepted two suspicious youths speeding on a bike on Rambhila Canal Road near Charampa in Bhadrak on Saturday afternoon.
The youth driving the bike managed to give a slip while his aide who was on the pillion seat was apprehended.
Police seized 118 grams of brown sugar estimated to be worth around Rs 17 lakh. In this connection, a case (478/23) has been filed by the Bhadrak rural police.
