A dacoit gang was busted with arrest of seven criminals by the Jeypore Town police late on Wednesday night.
The accused were identified as Guddu Singh (35), Jitendra Yadav (30), Shivji Ray (50), Anil Kumar Ray (22), Chandra Bhushan Singh (42), Sanjay Singh (35) and Bikrant Harijan (26).
Among arrested dacoits, six were from Buxar district of Bihar and one from Pushpar village under the Boipariguda police limits in Koraput district.
The gang was caught with arms and ammunition during a raid conducted by a team of police while they were planning for a dacoity at around 1 am near the cremation ground at Dehepaguda of Jeypore town.
The police also seized cash of Rs 8,500 cash, a motorcycle, seven mobile phones, two swords, two iron rods and three sticks from the spot.
The police registered a case under Sections 399/402 of IPC and Section 25 of Arms Act.