The Badamba police arrested three dacoits who were moving suspiciously in the local market on Sunday.
They were identified as Muna Nayak (20) and Shabir Khan (16) of Bidanasi of Cuttack and Bhagirathi Sahoo (22) of Parjang in Dhenkanal district. They were involved in a Saturday night snatching case at Jenapada under Athagarh police station.
They allegedly snatched Rs 20,000 in cash and mobile phones from a couple of Badamba. They also terrorised a fish seller at Gopapur in Badamba on Sunday morning. The police recovered Rs 10,000 cash, a sharp weapon and an iron chain, besides a Pulsar motorcycle from the possession of the trio. The police brought Muna and Bhagirathi to Athagarh for interrogation. “The trio will be forwarded to court on Monday,” said the SDPO.