The Commissionerate Police on Sunday night busted a dreaded six-member dacoit gang and seized four motorcycles, one country-made pistol, four khokas, six mobile phones, 15 bombs,Rs 9,500 in cash, two swords and one chapad from their possession.
At least 21 cases, including petrol pump dacoity, were pending against them at different police stations in Jagatsinghpur and Khordha districts, police said.
The accused have been identified as Bhaskar Ray Pritam (23) alias Papu of Badapokharia in Khordha district, Papuni Majhi (22) alias Papu of Jaganathprasad in Ganjam district, Suresh Kumar Barik (20) alias Thekua of Taladanda in Jagatsinghpur district and Papu Mallick (19), Biswajit Swain (20) alias litu and Badal Swain (20) of Korua village in Jagatsinghpur district. They were forwarded to the court on Monday.
on intelligence inputs, the special squad team nabbed the six-member gang of looters on Sunday night who were planning to plot the dacoity near Rental Colony here,” said Twin City Commissioner of Police (CP) Dr R P Sharma.
“After interrogating them we have come to know that they all started criminal activities at the age of 15 and that they are involved in more than 50 cases registered at Nayapalli, Saheed Nagar, Khandagiri, Jatani, Bidanasi, Balianta, Olatpur and Jagatsinghpur police stations,” said Sharma.
Of the six, Bhaskar was pursuing his B Tech degree in a city based engineering college, while others were Plus II and matric pass- outs. Over the last few days they were staying in a rented apartment at Anant Vihar under Airfield police limits, sources said.