The BNpur police here conducted a raid and foiled a dacoity bid by arresting four miscreants while they were planning a crime in the area on Thursday night.
The arrestees were identified as Deepak Kumar Das, Pintu Behera, Srikant Khandual and Jagabandhu Malla of Aska.
Police said the gang of eight had congregated in a half-constructed house on the backside of a rice mill at Ganesh Bihar and were planning to commit dacoity in the area.
Acting on a tipoff, the BNPur police swooped down on the spot. But spotting the police the miscreants hurled bombs at the cops in a bid to escape.
However, the police managed to overpower four miscreants and nabbed them while the four others managed to flee from the spot. The police seized two swords, two iron rods, a bomb, two torch lights and two motorcycles from the criminals’ possession.