The Paradip Model Police arrested four dacoits while they were planning to burgle a house here late on Monday night. ASP Bishnu Charan Mishra told a Press conference that a patrolling team, acting on a tipoff, gheraoed six antisocial youths gathered near the municipality dumping yard at the Bhimabhoi colony. While the team led by IIC RK Samal managed to nab four of them; the rest two managed to flee from the spot.
The arrestees were identified as Pyari Mahan Das alias Pintu (36) of Kutilogram under the Tritol PS, Ghungur alias Dipak Behera (30) of Bakipatana village under the Balikuda PS, Kachi Maity (35) of Bijayachandrapur village under the Paradip PS and Chittaranjan Sahoo (47) of Milisingh village under the Tritol PS. Police seized a pistol, three live ammos, a bill book, a chapad and an iron pipe from them. They all have many criminal and dacoity cases pending against them at different police stations. Later they were sent to Kujang jail.