The Berhampur police have successfully arrested 12 dreaded criminals in a special drive against illegal arms in Ganjam district. The arrested individuals were identified as:
Bhalu Samal, Lingaraj Samal, Satyaban Das, K. Prasad Rao, Mantu Gouda, Rakesh Padhi, Partha Das, Ranjan Nayak, Tuna Nayak, Sangham Panigrahy, Ajit Sethi.
The police seized the following items from the arrested individuals:
6 pistols and 12 live bullets.
Other Items which were seized are 5 swords, 1 crowbar and 7 mobile phones.
The accused individuals have multiple cases pending against them in various police stations across the district. The police had been tracking them for a long time and finally apprehended them in the Digpahandi police station area. Further interrogation is underway to uncover more details about their activities.