The two accused - Sushil Kumar Dhalasamanta, editor of a weekly news magazine, chief patron of a city-based youth organisation and Director of Metaphor Trans Corporation Pvt. Ltd. And his elder brother Sushant - were arrested yesterday and remanded to jail custody after production, late on Friday night.
The duo have nearly two dozen criminal cases pending against them at various police stations of Odisha.
Several bank articles, including 15 ATM cards were also seized.
In a related development, a police team left for Vizag and another for Kolkata to conduct more searches there as the brothers were learnt to be operating from these localities having offices.
Police are also verifying the data and stored information in the one laptop, 13 mobiles and some important documents, including some diaries seized from the house and office of Sushil, who was the chief patron of a social organisation known for organising blood donation camps and social functions for last two years.
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