Bhubaneswar: The special squad of the Commissionerate Police has arrested four members of the notorious Trichy gang, involved in 10 loots in the twin city within last one week.
According to Police Commissioner Sanjeev Panda, the arrested persons – V Mohit, T Murthy, Nanda Kumar, and Dinesh, all above 40 years old – hail from Tiruchilapalli in Tamil Nadu.
The police have seized four laptops, 25 mobile phones, and an iron cutter used for breaking car windshields. They have been involved in 10 cases, including one in Cuttack, and have committed crimes across India, Panda added
The Trichy gang is known to target crowded areas, committing crimes such as looting valuables by breaking car windshield and pickpocketing.
The police will seek remand to investigate their involvement in other districts.
