Bhubaneswar: Foiling a dacoity bid from a running train, a joint team of GRPS & RPF Bhubaneswar on Friday nabbed six anti-socials near Budhanagar Mochi Sahi and seized several incriminating items.
On the basis of reliable information, the joint team of GRPS & RPF Bhubaneswar conducted a raid at a lonely place near the railway track and caught hold of six anti-socials who were preparing to commit dacoity in running train.
The arrested were identified as Simachala Padhi, Biswajit Panda, Jayadev Das, Santu Das, Rabi Behera, and Gobinda Sahu. Incriminating articles like knives, Chilli powder, black masks, etc were seized from their possession.
During the subsequent investigation, three laptops, six mobile phones, one computer system, three ATM swipe machines and a printing machine were recovered from their possession. These articles are stolen articles on GRPS case no. 16/21, 24/21, 27/21 & 39/21, the police said.
On the other hand, two of the arrested accused person- Rabi Behera and Gobinda Sahu, have been tested COVID-19 positive and sent for medical treatment. Meanwhile, the other four accused persons have been forwarded to the court, the police added.
