Bhubaneswar, July 8: Four notorious robbers from two different villages in the Saintala region of Balangir district were apprehended by the Bargarh police on Sunday.

The gang members have been identified as Indra Bhoi (21) and Chaitanya Puta (19) from Dangaramunda village, and Lalit Sahoo (25) and Doleswar Sahoo (26) from Banaras village, both under the jurisdiction of Saintala police station in Balangir district.

According to reports, the miscreants robbed Rs 4.38 lakh from Chayakanta Pradhan of Babebira village, under the Attabira police station of Bargarh district. The incident occurred on July 20, when Pradhan was returning home after withdrawing the amount from the bank. He immediately reported the robbery at the Attabira police station.

Upon receiving the complaint, police officials launched an investigation and apprehended the four robbers along with the stolen valuables in their possession.

“Two special squads were formed to investigate the matter and search for the miscreants at all probable locations. Upon receiving information about the gang from a reliable source, police nabbed the gang from Saintala, Balangir district,” said Prahlad Sahai Meena, SP of Bargarh.

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