Three arrested in Cuttack

Three persons planning to commit a dacoity at Sartol have been arrested by the police.

Two country-made pistols, a Mauser two rounds of ammunition and three mobile phones were seized from thir possession after their arrest last night, city DCP S Praveen Kumar said.

While all the three arrested had previous criminal records and were wanted by several police stations, one of them was wanted in a murder case of 2012 by the Bidanasi police, the DCP added.