Four members of a gang of dacoits arrested by the police

Acting on tip-off, the city police arrested four members of a seven-member dacoit gang, which had allegedly planned kidnappings and dacoity.
Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police (Crime) S Varada Raju told reporters here today that the arrested were identified as G Ramu (25), S Dali Raju (24), K Siva Kumar (26) and Mahammed Rafie (26) of various parts in the city.
The police said three members of the seven-member gang are absconding and they were identified as Santhosh Kumar, D Ganesh and Vikram.
The police seized five knives, gloves, dagger, hacksaw blades, masks and nylon rope bundles from the gang.

The police official said that the gang conducted recconaissance of some places, where they intended to commit crimes.
He alleged that the gang plotted to kidnap a noted doctor near King George Hospital in the city on June 14 to demand a ransom of Rs 15 lakh.
They also moved to Bheemili and planned to commit dacoity in a jewellery shop as well as planned to kidnap a boy for a ransom of Rs 5 lakh.
However, none of their plans worked out and they were arrested, he said.