The Commissionerate Police arrested a bike lifter of a six-member looter gang and seized 20 bikes from his possession, said the Khandagiri police here on Monday.
The bike lifter was identified as Rashmi Ranjan Mallick (22) of Kanpur under the Niali police station in Cuttack district. He was forwarded to court.
The police chased Mallick when he and one of his friends tried to flee from the police checking point near the Durga temple of the Ghatikia area on the outskirts of the city. Mallick was nabbed, but his friend managed to escape. According to the police, Mallick was involved in many loot cases in the city.