The Kharvel Nagar police arrested four dacoits while planning to commit a dacoity in an open field behind the Text Book Printing Press Colony, Satyanagar on Wednesday night.
However, two miscreant managed to flee from the spot taking advantage of darkness, police said.
The arrested were identified as Sk Alamin (29) and Sk Alliajam Malik of West Bengal’s West Medinapur, (25) Sk Mutalif (26) of Mali Sahi in the city and Sk Anwar Hussen (36) of Dumuduma under Kandagiri police station.
The police seized a country-made six-bore revolver, hand bomb, a Katuri, a small torch, chili powder and a know from their possession.
The accused have many cases pending in their names under various stations in the capital city, police said.