Dacoity bid foiled, 3 held

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Rourkela: Acting on a tip-off, the Udit Nagar Police Station (PS) IIC along with his staff and of other police stations, conducted a raid at the Civil township area and apprehended three persons today, who had assembled there and were planning to commit dacoity.

Himanshu Lal, SP, Rourkela in a media brief informed that at around 1.10 am today, IIC, Hadibandhu Swain of Udit Nagar PS received information regarding the assembly of six unknown persons with firearms at a lonely stretch between Sitalpara and Ring Road. They were preparing for an act of dacoity at the Civil Townnship area. Based on the information, he and his team conducted a raid and apprehended three persons from the spot. The other three managed to escape from the spot under the cover of darkness. Those who were arrested are Siba Pradhan (25), Chinna Pradhan (20) and Puli Rabi (25), all from Ranger Banglo under Kodala PS, Ganjam.

One country-made semi-automatic pistol, five rounds of ammunition, a Bajaj Pulsar, a Hero Honda Super Splendor, Rs. 26,000 cash, a bhujali and a torch light were recovered from them. A case has been registered against them under section 399/402 of IPC/ 25 Arms Act at Udit Nagar Police Station.

Lal said that the accused have been involved in two other cases, Udit Nagar PS case No.- 117 dated 8/9/2012 under section 379/ 34 of IPC and Plant site PS case No.- 192 dated 14/9/2012 under section 379 of IPC. “The accused have been sent to judicial custody after being produced in court,” he said.

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