Bhawanipatna: Dreaded antisocial, Hemanta Sahu was arrested by Kalahandi police on Wednesday.
Sahu was involved in four cases in different police station of two districts and police was in search of h
im for the last three years.
The accused was going on two-wheeler with a plastic bag when he stopped by Madanpur Rampur police during routine patrolling. Sahu attempted to flee into a nearby forest but police gave a chase and nabbed him.
Kalahandi SP, Shravan Vivek M said while chasing Sahu in the forest, the accused threw two bombs which exploded but no one injured. A few minutes later, the accused took out a pistol and aimed at the police but the cops managed to overpower and nab him.
Police recovered a country-made live bomb, one country-made pistol, 4 live cartridges, three knives, country-made liquor and one motorcycle.
The cases of Arms Act, looting and threatening were registered in
different times under M Rampur police limits, Bhawanipatna Sadar police station in Kalahandi and Baliguda police limits in Kandhamal district.