Bhubaneswar: Special squad of Commissionerate Police busted a looters gang in Bhubaneswar. Their specialty was that they used to rob items with oil smeared all over their body so that even if they got caught it would be easy to escape.
8 persons have been arrested, 70 mobiles, 23 laptops and 9 bikes have been recovered from their possession.
The police sources say that the miscreants used to operate in separate groups. One group was active in residential areas whereas the other looted on highways.
The arrested have been identified as: Ranjan Satpathy (20) of Chakeisiani; Sanjaya Behera (23) of Maszzid Colony, Mali Sahi, Mantu Paikray (38) of Nimapara in Puri district, Chandan Kumar Pradhan (27) of Mahabir Nagar, Samantrapur, Bhagabata Prasad Mohapatra (32) of Tangi Sahi, Gurujanga, SK Zawed (37) of Hata Sahi, Muslim Basti in Nimapara; Alok Behera of Gop in Puri district and Pradip Kumar Das (33) of Nimapara
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