Cuttack, June 28: Four members of a gang involved in cases of extortion and dacoity were arrested today. One mauzer, four live bullets, two iron rods, a sharp weapon, three mobile phones, three motorcycles and cash worth Rs 7,500 were seized from them.
They were held while trying to loot a jewellery shop in here last night, Darghabazar police said. Additional deputy commissioner of police Bidyut Lata Nayak said the men belonged to the notorious Tito gang. They were seven in number. Three managed to escape.
“The gang is involved in many cases of extortion, firing and dacoity in Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur and Paradip,” said Nayak.