Police on Friday arrested seven persons allegedly involved in looting a huge quantity of ganja from the Kandhamal court Malkhana recently.
The arrestees included the mastermind of the case Rashmiranjan Behera,Rakesh Digal, Sunil Behera of Gudari, Susant Behera of Danken, Sukant Kumar Digal of Mulagudari, Sunil Kumar Behera of Adenigada of Boudh district and a juvenile.
Police seized 34 kg ganja, three motorbikes, two scooters, one computer, Xerox machine, and cash of Rs 40,000. Loot of a SBI ATM and a mobile phone shop case is also pending against the gang, said Kandhamal SP Pratik Singh at a Press meet here.
The gang had kept a watch on the police PCR van and after it left after routine patrol, they barged into the court Malkhana, terrorised the security guards on duty by brandishing lethal weapons and decamped with the contraband. Police are investigating whether any other persons are involved in the incident.
Phulbani Sadar SDPO SN Murmu, Town PS IIC Satyabrata Rout, Khajuripada PS IIC Anita Kida and SS Alda comprised the police team which cracked the case.