The Patkura police on Monday arrested five persons, including a woman who is staying in a local mutt, for their involvement in loots in three places on Thursday night.
SP Nitinjeet Singh said at least seven persons, including four women, were injured when the loots took place. The arrested persons were identified as Sudhir Nayak alias Kuna alias Baba(35) of Jagannthpur Patana, Hitendrariya Nayak alias Naga(30) of Samsarapatana, Bhanjana Das alias Dogi(30) of Samsara , Saroj Kanta Das alias Sarju(38) of Jagannathpur and Sudeshna Satapathy alias Jhuna(40) alias Mata Maa of Jagannathpur village.
The arrested Sudeshna Satapathy alias Jhuna was the mastermind of the dacoity racket. She had hatched the plan with the help of her followers who often visited her mutt. Jhuna is wife of a Home guard of Patkura police station.
Patkura police seized two bamboo sticks one spade stick and Rs 3,000 from the mutt. All the five arrested were produced before the SDJM Court of Kendrapada.