The Brahmapur Bada Bazar police foiled a dacoity bid and arrested a group of seven dacoits while conducting a raid on a mountain in the Jharanagar area under its jurisdiction recently.
The arrested have been identified as Kankada Das of Old Brahmapur, Fakir Bahadur of the First Gate are of the Aska Road, Krushna Gouda of Sialia village under the Golanthara police Station, Bhairabi Gouda of Jugudi, Kalia Gouda of Bendalia, Bubu Mohanty of the ORT colony and lulu Sabat of Pichipeecha Nagar. They were forwarded to court on Saturday.
According to information, the police seized black face masks, two talwars (sharp weapons) and five-country made live bombs from them. Some miscreants, however, managed to flee from the spot.The rising incidents of burglary, dacoity and chain snatching in the city have added to the woes of denizens as the city has witnessed three murders during the last six months.