A week after the robbery at the residence of retired High Court Judge Pradyumna Kumar Mohanty in CDA area of Cuttack, the Commissionerate Police on Sunday claimed to have nabbed leader of the robber gang from Chandikhol area in Jajpur district.
Twin City Commissioner of Police RP Sharma said the police nabbed the leader of the gang on the basis of some clues from a loot incident in Salepur that took place on May 22. After getting information from the gang leader, police arrested five other persons involved in the incident.
While revealing modus operandi of the robbery, Sharma said the robbers were not aware that they were looting a judge’s house. After laying hands on cash and jewellery of the house, the robbers locked Mohanty along with his family members in a room, he added.
The Police Commissioner said the robbers also took away mobile phones from Mohanty and his family members so that they would not be able to inform the police about the incident. later, the accused threw the phones mid-way as the miscreants did not want to leave any clues. Sharma said the members of the dacoity gang belong to Kendrapada district and had executed their plans in the same way at different places including Angul and Salepur.