Police Nab Absconding KBN Gang Leader Bubu Jena In Odisha Capital

Bhubaneswar: The Commissionerate Police have arrested KBN gang leader Debi Prasad Jena alias Bubu from Delta Square in Odisha  capital on Friday.

Police also seized a sword from the mastermind of the Koi Bhai Nahi (KBN) gang which had unleashed terror in Odisha capital. Bubu absconded after the videos of the gang went viral in November.

Bhubaneswar DCP Umashankar Dash said they will seek seven-day remand of Bubu. The ring leader of the gang will be interrogated for the whereabouts of other members who are still underground, he added.

Meanwhile, the DCP has warned people to refrain from making videos brandishing weapons, saying it is a criminal act.

Police had also raided the house of Bubu, son of a cop, in Gandamunda area of the city after he went into hiding following the arrest of some of the gang members. Nine gang members have been

The KBN gang hogged the crime spotlight after Babu along with 12 of his associates attacked two youths near the busy CRPF Square on October 21 evening.

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Police had first arrested four youths, who reportedly featured in the viral video in which the gang members were seen brandishing sharp weapons and dancing on the middle of the roads in Bhubaneswar with the music of Ram Gopal Varma’s 2010 political thriller Rakht Charitra playing in the background.

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