Dacoits held; cash seized in Subarnapur

| | SONEPUR | in Bhubaneswar

The Ullunda police on Saturday arrested two dacoits from Ainlachhat village in a loot case.

They were identified as Pitabasa Prana (23) and Debendra Pradhan(24). Cash worth of Rs 67,270 and two mobiles were seized from them.

As per sources, the miscreants had looted a finance company employee on the Badmal-Dippali road at night.

Saroj Rana of SKS Finance Company was coming back to home after collecting money, when these miscreants had blocked the road by laying down a tree. When Saroj fell down from his bike, they pounced upon him and looted Rs 72,240, besides a mobile phone, at dagger point.

The next day, Saroj lodged an FIR at the Ullunda Police Station. The police raided many places in and around Ullunda and finally arrested Pitabasa and Debendra. More investigation was on.