14 Dacoits Arrested in Vizag, Gold, Firearms Seized

Visakhapatnam: Fourteen persons were today arrested and three country-made revolvers were recovered from them, with police claiming that the gang was planning to carry out dacoities in the city.

Police said that five of the arrested were from Bihar while nine were from areas around Visakhapatnam. Officials added that 120 gms of gold, 1.2 kgs of silver, one car, one autorickshaw, two motorcycles and 3.5 kgs of dry ganja were also confiscated from the gang.

The gang, during interrogation, confessed to having carried out dacoities in Darapalem under Arilova police station limits as well as at MVP Colony and at Anakapalle. Police said that the gang looted 240 grams of gold in the Darapalem incident and 360 grams of gold and Rs 1 lakh in cash in the MVP colony robbery.

In the Darapalem incident, the gang had barged into the house of government school teacher K Satyanarayana while in the MVP incident, they had held 74-year-old M Sarojini hostage, police informed.

Deputy Commissioner of Police (Crime) Shemushi Bajpai said that the gang members hailing from Bihar had befriended a local gang led by K Suresh Kumar and Bhagyaraj Kumar. She added that investigations were underway to nab three more members of the gang who are currently at large. (PTI)