A notorious criminal, Amit Das, was nabbed in Digapahandi area in Ganjam district late on Thursday night following a raid carried out by a police team.
Acting on a tipoff about Amit’s presence, the Digapahandi police carried out a raid in the area. Noticing the cops, Amit tried to escape from the spot but the cops managed to overpower and nab him.
The cops also seized one pistol and three live bullets from his possession.
Sources said, a Test Identification (TI) Parade of the arrestee was conducted on Friday and later the accused was forwarded to court, police said.
Sources said Amit is an associate of another dreaded criminal Jaya Pradhan, who was injured and nabbed in a police encounter near Changudei hill in Digapahandi block on December 21.
However, Amit had managed to escape during the raid and was absconding since then.