Bhubaneswar: Police cracked an armed robbery case at a farmhouse in Kabisuryanagar area of Odisha’s Ganjam district within 24 hours by arresting seven accused and recovering the looted property, cash and weapons used in the crime.
A group of miscreants with arms stormed the Icon Farm House of Rajanikant Mishra at Gokulpalli on June 19 night. The accused allegedly threatened family members at gunpoint, tied them up and decamped with around 15 tolas of gold ornaments, Rs 12,000 in cash and two mobile phones, police said.
Based on a complaint lodged by the family, Kabisuryanagar Police registered a case and launched an investigation.
In view of the gravity of the crime, a special team was formed with officers from Kabisuryanagar Police Station, Polasara Police Station, Balipadar Outpost and Aska Police Station. Scientific and fingerprint experts were also engaged to collect evidence from the crime scene.
Acting on intelligence inputs, the police conducted a raid in a forest area near Kankanadei temple and apprehended the accused. Those arrested have been identified as Santosh Mahapatra, Manoranjana Gaud, Rudranarayan Sethi, Shubham Rout, Jitendra Khatei alias Hina, Dutikrishna Nayak and Rajeev Kumar Das.
Police seized a country-made pistol along with three live rounds, the looted gold ornaments, cash, mobile phones and two motorcycles from their possession.
Two other accused, identified as Hitesh Swain and Shweta Khatei, are absconding. Efforts are underway to trace and arrest them, police said.
All seven arrested accused have been produced before a court, and police have sought their remand for further interrogation. Investigation into the case is continuing.
