In a major success, district crime branch busted a gang of inter-State thieves and seized valuables worth Rs 8 lakh from their possession.
The accused were native of Odisha who were frequently sneaking into Chhattisgarh for executing theft and then returning back to their home State, informed Superintendent of Police Raigarh, Rahul Bhagat on Thursday.
The accused arrested were identified as Dinesh Kumar Chauhan (20), a resident of Kotra village under Saria police station, Kamal Behar (24) and Surjokanto Sahu (36) both hailing from Bargarh district of Odisha, In-charge district crime branch Rakesh Mishra informed.
According to police, in month of June 29 last some unidentified persons had stormed into the house Puran Chand Choudhary located in Jutmill area of Raigarh police station and had made away with gold silver ornaments. The same day bike theft was also reported.
After receiving complaint, the case was handed over to district crime branch. Based on evidences collected during course of investigation district crime branch sleuths nabbed Dinesh Kumar Chouhan. He was subjected to interrogation who then told cops that he along with two of his friends had committed the theft, police said.