The Bhubaneswar Government Railway Police (GRP) late on Monday night nabbed four habitual criminals, all in their twenties, at Buddhanagar slum near the Bhubaneswar railway station when they along with other six persons were planning to commit dacoity in a running train.
Acting on a tipoff, the GRP personnel at 2.30 in night raided a house in the slum and arrested the four criminals while six others managed to flee from the spot.The arrested persons Satyaban Pradhan alias Raju (20) of Tarasingi police station and Sarat Das alias lalu (19) of Kodala police station area in Ganjam district, Pramod Das alias Petu alias Babu (20) of Nirakarpur police station area and Mahesh Chandra Sahu alias Mitu (29) of Banpur police station area of Khordha were booked under various section of IPC and Arms Act.
A sword, a toy/lighter, a 9mm pistol, chilli powder, liquor, a kitchen knife and some cash were seized from their possession.“They all are habitual criminals. There are multiple cases pending against them at different police stations in the State, including under the Bhubaneswar commissionerate,” said Bhubaneswar GRP station IIC Soubhagya Kumar Swain, adding that a manhunt has been launched to nab the other six absconders.