Bhubaneswar, Sept. 13 -- In a shameful incident, Aswajit Rout, vice-president of the Biju Janata Dal (BJD)'s youth wing in Jajpur district was arrested along with eight others in a truck theft case on Tuesday. They were forwarded to the court.

Police have seized Rs 2.45 lakh from their possession.

As per reports, a truck was stolen on September 11 from a crusher near Bhadanga under Dharmasala PS. The police launched a probe after receiving the complaint and busted a truck theft gang.

While six members of the gang hail from Badachana, Dharmasala and Balichandrapur areas, three others are from Bihar and Kolkata. The gang stole trucks from Dharmasala and Badachana area and cut them into pieces before selling the scraps in Kolkata.

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