The Brahmapur Sadar police late on Monday night busted a looter gang and arrested three while they were planning loot along with their four associates.
The police too seized two swords, a mouser with three live cartridges, three mobile phones and a motorbike from their possession.A manhunt was on to nab the four absconders, Brahmapur Sadar police station IIC Aditya Kumar Sethy said.
According to Sethy, during night patrolling at 1.30 am on Tuesday the patrolling team headed by Sub-Inspector SK Sahu located a seven-member looter gang near Gadadhar Gouda’s Nanda Factory near Mahurikalua Chhak of Digapahandi Road. The team, however, nabbed three of them while four others managed to flee.
The arrested persons Titu Gouda of lathi village presently staying in Golanthara, Prasant Kumar Mohanty of Panigrahi Pentha of Brahampur presently staying in Hinjili and Sanjay Sethi of Bendalia village were booked under Section 307 IPC.
The four absconders are Babula Gouda of Jugudi village near lathi, Santosh Gouda, a vegetable merchant, Tufan Gouda of Chanchedapalli and Jitendra Go