The Bagodar police of Giridih district arrested five criminals at Bagodar Chowk on Friday around 11 pm and recovered arms, cartridges and a maruti van from their possession.
The criminals — identified as Aalok Ram, Suraj Kumar, Mukesh Thakur, Srikant Sharma and Md Rezaual — were arrested by a police team, comprising Bagodar officer in-charge Surendra Kumar Singh, Sub-inspector and other police personnel of Giridih.
Giridih Superintendent of Police Kuldip Deiwedi said robbers were arrested near Bagodar Chowk on NH-2 (GT road). They all belong to Bihar’s Chakai area. Police recovered a local-made pistol, a cartridge, three mobile sets and a Maruti van bearing registration number JH10AG 0483.
During their interrogation, the culprits confessed to have committed several loots on NH-2 in the past. Besides, they were involved in dacoities committed in other areas of Giridih and Bokaro districts.