Published By : Prasanta Dash | May 14, 2024 9:55 AM
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Angul, May 14: A notorious gang of highway looters which was on the prowl on NH 55 has been busted in Angul on Tuesday.
As many as five members of the gang were apprehended from the Angul Market while they were planning a bigger deal to hijack a loaded truck, the police informed.
According to the Angul police, the PCR received a tip off about the gang of armed robbers assembled on the market ground who were planning for an armed robbery from truckers. Following this, armed forces conducted a raid at a secluded place and intercepted 5 dacoits and seized a big haul of arms, ammunition and allied tools.
The accuses were identified as, Tipun Behera and Babulu Behera of Banarpal, Abhaya Sahu from Deoagarh, Chandan Sahu from Dhenkanal, and Balaram Behera is from Ganjam.
Interrogation to the miscreants is underway to exhume their crime records in other districts, said police.
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