Bhadrak: Raising the heat on gangster gangs, the Special Task Force on Wednesday arrested one of the aides of gangster Tito and dreaded criminal Sk Raja.
Following reliable information, t
he personnel of STF and Bhadrak Rural Police raided a place near Charampa bazaar under in Bhadrak at around 2 pm and arrested Sk Raja. A native of Kendrapada, Raja was staying in Purunabazaar and has several criminal cases pending against him.
The raiding personnel also seized a country-made pistol, live bullets, a motorcycle and other incriminating materials from his possession.
A case under the Arms Act has been registered at Bhadrak rural police station.
Earlier on the day, Sudhir Swain, a sharpshooter and a close associate of the dreaded gangster Tapu was arrested in an arms smuggling racket from Cuttack.
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