The Talcher police arrested seven miscreants of a looters’ gang and seized gold and silver ornaments worth about Rs 1 lakh, two motor bikes, four mobile phones and ready cash of Rs11, 000 from them.
A few of the gang members are absconding and police have launched a manhunt for them, said Angul ASP Santosh Kumar Mishra.
The arrested culprits were engaged in two separate theft cases under Colliery Police Station and Vikrampur Police Station. On July 16 night, four persons with sharp weapons had barged into the quarter of one Bidyadhar Dash at South Balanda colony and looted gold and silver ornaments from his wife. Similarly, on August 30 evening, four of the burglars robbed Er Madan Mohan Biswal’s wife while Biswal was absent at his residential quarter and looted gold ornaments and cash.
Two separate cases had been lodged at the Colliery Police Station and Vikrampur Police Station in this regard.
After complaint before Angul SP Mitrabhanu Mohapatra by trade unions regarding the law and order situation at mining colonies of MCL, a separate police team was formed under the leadership of the SDPO HK Panda to nab the burglars.
The arrestees were identified as Sipun Pradhan(22) of Kanjara village under Jarapada Police Station, Samir Barik (26) of Jilinda village under Dasapalla Police Station, Akshyaya Behera (25) and HirolPradhan of Kukudang village under Angul Police Station, Mithun Behera (25) and Chandra Behera of Majhidhipa Sahi under Vikrampur Police Station, Rajesh Pradhan (20) of village Sana Singada and Tuna Muduli of Kandarsuni village under Hindol Police Station.