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Former Berhampur Mayor’s Brother, Three Others Held Over Crime Plot
Police in Berhampur arrested four men who were allegedly planning a crime.
One of them is Chandra Sekhar Das, the brother of former mayor Siva Shankar Das.
The other three suspects are Kailash Mohanty, Situn Sahu and Debashish Patro.
Police said the men were found at a house on Gosaninuagaon main road.
Officers had received information that armed people were gathering there.
They seized a pistol, mobile phones, motorcycles and cash.
Police are still trying to learn what the men planned to do.
They are also checking where the gun came from and whether the men have earlier criminal records.
Siva Shankar Das is currently in jail in connection with the murder of senior advocate Pitabash Panda.
Police arrested Chandra Sekhar Das, brother of former Berhampur mayor Siva Shankar Das, and three others in Berhampur.
The four men were allegedly planning a crime, police said.
They were arrested after police raided a house on Gosaninuagaon main road following information about armed people gathering there.
Police seized a pistol, four mobile phones, two motorcycles and Rs 66,700 in cash.
Authorities are investigating the group’s motive, the firearm’s source and the accused men’s criminal antecedents.
- Who
- Chandra Sekhar Das, Kailash Mohanty, Situn Sahu and Debashish Patro were arrested.
- What
- Police arrested the four men for allegedly plotting a crime and seized a pistol, phones, motorcycles and cash.
- Where
- At a house on Gosaninuagaon main road in Berhampur, Odisha.
- When
- The arrests were reported on Tuesday, September 15; the article does not specify the year.
- Why
- Police acted on information that armed anti-socials had assembled at the house.
Key facts
- Arrested
- Four men
- Lead accused
- Chandra Sekhar Das, brother of former Berhampur mayor Siva Shankar Das
- Other accused
- Kailash Mohanty, Situn Sahu and Debashish Patro
- Seized firearm
- One pistol
- Other seized items
- Four mobile phones and two motorcycles
- Cash seized
- Rs 66,700
- Investigation
- Police are examining the motive, firearm source and criminal antecedents
Sources
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