Two men have been arrested for allegedly stealing Rs 70 lakh from a private firm in Model Town here, police said on Sunday. The two accused have been identified as Dhan Singh Bisht (38), who was employed by the owner of the firm, and his friend Yakub Hasan (37), they said.

According to the police, on August 27, the owner of Reema Polychem Private Limited in Azadpur had sent Bisht to collect a payment of Rs 70 lakh from a client.