Inter-state gang busted in J'khand, 10 arrested

Police today said it has busted an inter-state gang involved in organised crime and arrested 10 members from Puri in Odisha, a senior officer said.

Late last month, a businessman had lodged a case following a burglary incident in his shop in Kamani Centre under Bistupur, Senior Superintendent of Police, Anoop Birtharay said.

A police team headed by Deputy Superintendent of Police (CCR), Sudhir Kumar was formed to investigate and apprehend the culprits, he said adding that the team acted swiftly and arrested 10 members of the inter-state gang from a hotel in Puri yesterday.

Police has recovered 17 mobile phones, Rs 63,000 in cash, among other items from their possession, he said.

In course of the interrogation, Birtharay said the arrested gang members have confessed to have committed crime in Ranchi, Chaibasa, Jamshedpur in Jharkhand, Cuttack in Odisha, Gorakhpur in UP and Delhi.

They further told the police that they have disposed the stolen items in Nepal and Bangladesh as well as Motihari and Sitamarhi in Bihar, the SSP said.