The Jagatsinghpur police on Saturday arrested five persons involved in loot from a microfinance woman staffer at Odisso village, a week ago.
Of the five arrested persons, while four belong to Odisso village under Jagatsinghpur block and the rest is from Bharatapur under Bhubaneswar police limits. Moreover the police recovered a gun, Rs 32,000 cash, four mobile phones and a Honda Active scooter of the victim from the miscreants’ possession.
Reports said that the victim was returning to her office at Jagatsinghpur town after collecting loan dues from the SHGs in Odissa village, when five motorcycle-borne miscreants waylaid her and snatched her cash bag away which contained a sum Rs 63,000. Besides, they also snatched her Activa. Following the incident, the finance company had lodged an FIR in Jagatsinghpur police station and the police had registered a snatching case.