The Polosara police foiled a bank dacoity bid by arresting four miscreants from a mango orchard at Mala Tentulia Jadavgaga in Ganjam district at around 3 am on Saturday.
The miscreants were planning to commit loot in the Utkal Gramina Bank located at Chikripada Sasan. The arrested were identified as Rahul Sethi alian Papu, Bajaranga Padhi alias Bhau, Sudam Dangua alias Dimba and Sisir Das, all of Brahmapur city. They were later forwarded to court, police said.
The police seized two bikes, a sword, four bombs, a mouser and some live ammunition from the miscreants.
The police team comprising IIC Tapaswini Kanhar, SI Mamata Samantaray, ASIs Babula Rout and Sarat Sahu and Constables Susanta Nayak and Bhanj Behera conducted the raid. ASI Rout received minor injuries in a scuffle held between the cops and the miscreants.
The arrested miscreants have also many cases registered against them in the Bada Bazaar police station.