Harbhanga: Buddhist police on Sunday succeeded in apprehending an inter-district robbery gang due to the presence of the hired driver and the prompt action of the police. Keeping them in detention considerably hands many lurid Data cop while inquiries. The Purunakatak police on Monday arraigned four accused involved in the robbery scheme. Sarat Maharana (28), Suresh Lenka (55) of Podapitha village, Sangram Mohanty (42) of Tikiripada village, and Yudhisthira Maharana (32) of Saroda village. According to information obtained from them, another pickup truck and other members of the gang came to join the robbery plan. The police scanner now has the pickup and its crew. It is learned that a gang of robbers from Nayagarh district had rented an Innova car from a travel agency in Bhubaneswar to ask them to have a wedding party in Balangir. On the way, however, in another pick-up van, more than 14 members, armed with various weapons, stopped and talked to each other in a wooded area instead of going to Balangir. The driver of the travel agency reported the incident to his brother. The travel owner then received the information. The owner of the vehicle tracked the GPS attached to the vehicle and informed the Buddhist police that the Innova car was in Buddhism. On his way to Charichak from Old Cuttack, Purunakatak police officers and staff blocked the forest near the Forest Gate and blocked the road. Seeing this, the bandits attempted to return by driving. Police in the back of the PCA’s van seized them, confiscated firearms and firearms, and took them to Puranakatak police station. Khodha District Superintendent of Police V Raghunath Rao and SDPO Salestin Tiga, Buddhist police officer Tapaswini Kaher were present and continued the interrogation.
