Three arrested for robbing trader in Sundargarh

Sundargarh: Police on Wednesday arrested three persons for their alleged involvement in a loot incident at Rajgangpur in Sundargarh district.

Raju Agrawal, a businessman, was robbed of Rs 10 lakh at gunpoint while he was on his way home. The trio allegedly intercepted his car and decamped with the money. On receiving a complaint, police conducted a search operation and nabbed the criminals near Odisha-Jharkhand border on Monday night and recovered a pistol from their possession.

Those arrested are residents of Jharkhand. Efforts are on to nab one more member of the gang, a police officer said.