A team of Balangir police comprising DSP KK Hariprasad, OIC Puintala Annanta Pradhan and others arrested four persons on the charge of stealing iron rods from a truck at Bairasar chowk under the Puintala police limits three weeks back.
The arrestees have been identified as Rajnit Karnna, Dibyajyoti Nayak, Krushna Mallick and Baikunthanath Mallick. SDPO Srimant Barik informed this at a Press meet held here on Friday.
According to reports, a truck carrying 31 tonnes of iron rod, worth of Rs 12.96 lakh, was on its way to Kesinga and Koraput from Rourkela when 10 people stopped it at Bairsar chowk, blindfolded its driver and helper and locked them in a secluded place. Thereafter, the took away all iron rods from the truck.
During investigation, police found that Ranjit Karna of Digi village under the Manumunda police station was selling the iron rods without valid papers. During interrogation, Karna revealed all the details. Accordingly three others have been arrested, said the DSP.
He informed all stolen iron rods, a mobile phone, a bike and a car have been seized from the arrested persons. Other persons involved in the stealing would be nabbed soon, said Barik.