The Commissionerate police on Tuesday arrested four dacoits for their involvement in several loot cases in the city.
The arrested were identified as notorious criminal Balaji of the Kodala area in Ganjam district and three others hailing from Bharatpur on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar.
The police seized two country-made pistols, bombs, three bikes, two gold chains and cash of `10,000 from their possession.
According to reports, the four had looted `25,000 from a person at the Phuleswar slum here three months ago. Besides, the dacoit gang had looted `95,000 from a car near the Rajdhani College here after hurling bomb at the vehicle.
A week ago, they had looted `1 lakh and a bike from a businessman at Aiginia here after threatening him at gunpoint.