Bhubaneswar: Nayapalli police have arrested four youths while they were planning to commit a major armed robbery on National Highway No. 16 late on Tuesday night.
Police said the accused have been identified as Pintan Nayak (23), Santera alias Santosh Kumar Pradhan (26), Rakesh Mukhi (20), and Mantu Naik (25).
A sword, a knife, a katari, a baton, four liquor bottles, a torch light, etc from the possession of the accused persons, police added.
Police said that the accused persons have been forwarded to court.
According to the police, late on Tuesday night based on reliable inputs a patrolling team of Nayapalli police station raided a desolate place adjacent to the boundary wall of the CRPF campus wherein the aforementioned accused persons and another were planning to commit a major armed robbery. While police were able to capture the aforementioned accused persons, another managed to flee the spot.
During interrogation, the accused persons have confessed to their crimes.
On further enquiry, it was revealed that the aforementioned accused persons have several cases pending against their names at various police stations.
