The rising incidents of burglary and looting in this city continue to cause worry both for the denizens and the police. However, the Gosaninuagaon police succeeded in nabbing four youths planning for dacoity here on Thursday.
On a tipoff, the police nabbed the four near a liquor shop on NH-15 on the outskirts of the city when they were planning to commit burglary at Sadanand Vihar at night. The accused were identified as Biju Rath, a resident of Thakurani Temple street; Sibaram Mohapatra of Canal Street; Arun Kumar Panda of Ramanagar and Gopal Behera of Aska Road-First Gate area.
The police recovered two bombs, a sharp weapon (talwar) and an iron rod from them, said city SDPO Thakur Prasad Patra. Investigation is on to nab the other members of the gang, sources said.