Puri: Puri police have had a major success today, it arrested seven persons and seized four country-made firearms from the accused.
In the ongoing drive against anti-socials in Puri district, seven criminals have been apprehended and four firearms were recovered from their possession. Four cases have been registered against them.
The accused have been identified as Ratikanta Parida, Bikram Panda, Ashok Sahu, Rudra Prasad Rout, Harishchandra Prusty, Lokanath Das and Ranjit Kumar Mohanty.
They have been arrested and will be produced in the court today, said a police official.
Police said that as many as 16 firearms have been seized so far this year during the special drive.
“The drive against possession and use of firearms will continue and we are also trying the verify the antecedents of the accused,” added the police official.
Ms Kalinga