Looter gang busted in K’handi; 12 held

| | BHAWANIPATNA | in Bhubaneswar

A gang of looters, aged between 18 and 30 years, was busted in Kalahandi district on Thursday. They are involved in 13 cases of loot and dacoity lodged in various police stations in the district, informed Kalahandi SP Madkar Sandeep Sampat at a Press conference here.

Police arrested 12 members of the gang and seized a toy gun and other weapons, cash of Rs 32,000 and seven stolen motorcycles from the looters.

However, two other members of the gang are at large. According to reports, the looters were especially targeting the employees working at Microfinance company in the district. They were chasing them in unreachable locations and snatching valuables from them.