Odisha Sun Times Bureau
Bhubaneswar, Mar 9:

Khandagiri police today seized spurious gutkha (chewing tobacco) worth about Rs 5 lakh from Baramunda area and arrested two persons in this connection.

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The arrested persons have been identified as Ashok Pahadi of East Midnapore district of neighbouring West Bengal and Abhimanyu Behera of Ranpur area of Nayagarh district.

Acting on a tip-off that spurious gutkha was being smuggled to Berhampur in five big sacks from Kharagpur in neighbouring West Bengal Khandagiri police conducted a surprise raid in Baramunda area leading to the seizure and the arrests.