The Sundargarh police on Wednesday busted a major dacoit gang and arrested seven persons after conducting multiple raids at suspected hideouts of the dacoits.
The arrestees were identified as Raju Apata, Sarat Rout, Ranjit Pradhan, Amit Tiwari, Deepak Kaka, Sanatan Kishan and Bhupendra Nikhandia, said Sundargarh SP Saumya Mishra.
The cops also seized three country made guns, four rounds of live ammunitions, six bikes, a dagger and Rs 47,000 cash from the possession of the accused.
Later, all the arrested were forwarded to court on the day.
Sources said the accused are involved in several bank and petrol pump robberies in the district. Police had begun an investigation after armed miscreants looted a petrol pump in Badagaon area on June 30.