The Commissionerate police on Saturday busted a highway looters’ gang with the arrest of four persons from the Badagada police station area here.
The arrestees were identified as Jitendra Pradhan, Karan Nayak , D Raja and Gangadhar Nayak. All the accused are in the early twenties.
Acting on a tipoff, the Badagada police conducted a raid and apprehended the four accused. Police have also seized two gold chains and a laptop from their possession.
During interrogation, it was ascertained that the accused youths used to loot jewellery and other valuables from commuters on the Bhubaneswar-Puri National Highway.
Police said they have registered a case and forwarded the accused to court.