The local police have busted a gang of Bolero jeep looters but recovered five stolen jeeps from their possession. According to SP AN Sinha, a Bolero jeep in suspicious condition was spotted in front of the house of one Saorijini Mahato of Jaraikela under Bisra police station. During an interrogation, Mahato told that she was a receiver of the stolen Bolero and gave information about the persons linked with the transaction. She was arrested and later forwarded to court on September 24 last. Subsequently, the police arrested Ashok Bara from Jalda B Block under Raghunathpalli police station and forwarded him to court on October 2.
In the meantime, on October 13 night, a Bolero (OD14A-6006) of Sanjay Sethy of Sector-6 was stolen from Tulsitola under Jhirpani police station. On the basis of Sethy’s complaint, the police zeroed in on kingpin of the gang Kanhu Nayak of Block Colony under Bisra police station who is a driver by profession. The vehicle was recovered from his possession. Subsequently, two other accused Haresh Kumar Sethy of Ghasipura, Keonjhar and Sudhakar Sahu of Pokarda under the Madhupatna police station in Cuttack were arrested.
According to the SP, the arrested were involved in number of cases under Jhirpani , Tangarpalli, lathikata, Sundargarh Town and Pallahada police limits.