The Kendrapada Town police on Tuesday foiled a dacoity bid at Kendrapada township and arrested three persons including a history-sheeter and seized a revolver and live cartridges from their possessions.
Police station IIC Pramod Kumar lenka said that while a police team was conducting night patrolling in the area, they got information that some anti socials had congregated at a place behind the Bhaskar Talkies and hatching a plan for dacoity in a township area. The team rushed to the spot and managed to nab them. The arrested persons were identified as Kalpataru Swain, Sayed Tasim, and SK Sultan. They were produced before the Kendrapada SDJM Court and remanded to jail custody.