The Sambalpur police on Friday arrested seven inter-State dacoits from the Kainsir Road near Ainthapali here and foiled a plan to loot a money lending company.
The dacoits have been identified as Virendra Singh (28), Jitendra Singh (27), Ramaji Singh (22), Vishal Singh (26), Naushad Ahammad Ansari (23), Santosh Bakadia (24) and Mohammad Azharuddin (28).
While the first five are from different districts of Uttar Pradesh, the last two are from Bihar, informed district Superintendent of Police Akhileswar Singh at a Press meet here.
“Police on a tip off from a Hindi speaking man secretly undergoing treatment in VSSIMSAR with bullet injuries kept watch on two particular vehicles and outsiders in the city. All the police stations of the district and the city in particular were kept on alert.”
“Finally, the police achieved success when they came to know the movement of the suspects near Ainthapali area and apprehended them from Kainsir Canal Chowk,” the SP said.
The police also seized three semi-automatic country made pistols, two single shot country made pistols, six .76 mm live bullets, four 8mm live bullets, five monkey cap from their possession. At the same time, police also seized one GM Chervolet and one Honda City car from them.
“It is ascertained that these persons looted the Honda City car from Jharsuguda on January 17,” Singh added.
“The culprits confessed before us that they were planning to loot the Manappuram Gold loan Company located in the Adarshmarg Chowk at Ainthapali,” the SP informed.
The SP further said these persons are involved in a number of loots all over the country including murder of a gold smith. Banks, gold loan banks, petrol pumps, jewellery showrooms were their main targets.
The alertness and pro-active steps of the police led to a major robbery bid of gold being foiled, feel the residents.