The Khariar police nabbed five youths involved in different cases of robbery. Three motorcycles and several cell phones were recovered from the possession of the accused.
A police team led by SI Jitu Mohan Beshra under the supervision of SDPO, Khariar was formed to investigate the case. The investigation revealed that the accused are also involved in several other cases in the past.
The police acted after getting a complaint from one Makardhwaj Meher of Jholpathar village under Khariarpolice station, who alleged that he along with Koshal Meher and Dasrathi Tandi of his village had been physically assaulted and robbed of their money by three unknown youths. The police team identified the accused persons and nabbed them from different places of the district by tracking them through mobile calls and basing on information from spy. The police after arresting the accused have established their links with two other cases of robberies which happened a few months ago under the limits of Komna police station of Nuapada district and Bisam Cuttack police station of Rayagada district. The arrested were identified as Manoranjan Saraf, Trilochan Sabar, Bighnaraj Sabar, Niranjan Khura and Loknath Sagaria.