In what can be termed as a major breakthrough, the Commissionerate police arrested four dacoits from the city on Thursday and recovered huge quantities of looted goods worth lakhs of rupees.
Sources said that on a tipoff about the presence of a robbery gang, a team of the Saheed Nagar police anda special squad swooped down on their hideout in the city.
During the raid, four dacoits were arrested and 22 mobile phones, three grams of gold, seven bikes and 40 suits were recovered from their possession.
The arrested dacoits are involved in a series of robberies in the State, and around 20 cases are pending against them in various police station of the State, said police.