DHANUSHA-Two persons were arrested on the charge of looting eight million rupees in Janakpurdham Sub metropolis-19.

Police have arrested Janak Mahato and Shrawan Kapar in this connection. They were accused of looting the money by threatening a cooperative official with pistol.

According to Dhanusha Police chief Bhuwaneshwar Tiwari, police have seized Rs 1 million and 453 thousand from them.

According to police, Dhanusha Municipality-12 Raghunathpur-based Shubhashree Cooperative official Birendra Kumar Mahato was looted by unidentified people on May 6.