The Sadar Police Keonjhar busted an inter-State looters gang, arrested two and recovered cash of Rs 2,10,120, one motor cycle, sharp weapons, and documents of banks from them. ASP Swarna Prava Pradhan told this in a Press meet held in the office of SP, Keonjhar, on Thursday.
On December 20 at about 11.00pm, a patrolling team received information from a reliable source that some criminals were planning to commit loot from trucks and other vehicles on the NH- 49 near Belda around 12 km from Sadar PS.
The team led by SI Jeniva Samal immediately proceeded and nabbed two criminals from a forest by the NH while nine others managed to escape. The arrested criminals revealed that they were involved in crimes committed in UP, Chhatishgarh, Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal and Mayurbhanj, Angul, Keonjhar ,Mayurbhanj and Sundargarh districts of Odisha.
Their modus operandi was to break open the dicky of motor cycle by following the rider and take cash or loot gold jewellery shop.