Bhubaneswar: Intensifying its drive against brokers operating in various healthcare institutes and Regional Transport Offices (RTOs), police today arrested 31 touts.
Police said that 9 middlemen were arrested from hospitals while 22 others were arrested from RTOs in different districts today. Earlier on Friday police has also arrested 75 touts from hospitals and RTOs across the state.
Odisha police have launched a special drive on Thursday after Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has instructed to make hospitals and RTOs free of middlemen.
“The drive will be intensified and we are also trying to find out the nexus of the arrested touts with hospital and RTO officials,” said a police official.
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