Armed Robbery Case Cracked in Jajpur; Five Held Including Three Minors

Jajpur: Police have arrested five persons, including three minors, in connection with an armed robbery and assault case involving two youths in Odisha’s Jajpur district, an officer said on Monday.

Jajpur Road SDPO Sarat Chandra Patra, while addressing a press conference, said that the accused were apprehended during a late-night operation on Sunday. Police also recovered two cameras, two motorcycles, four mobile phones, and a firearm used in the crime from their possession.

According to police reports, the incident occurred on the night of April 24 when Biswajit Sahu of Chaishantha village under Bari police limits, along with his friend Biswajit Dhir, had gone to Koliatha village under Mahanga police station in neighbouring Cuttack district to attend a wedding function.

After completing their photography work at the event, the duo was returning home on a motorcycle when they were intercepted by the accused on the Areikana–Anka road. The assailants allegedly threatened them at gunpoint, physically assaulted them, and looted two cameras and a mobile phone before fleeing the spot.

Following a complaint lodged by Sahu, Balichandrapur police registered a case and initiated an investigation. Two special teams, led by Inspector-in-Charge Dilip Kumar Mohanty and Sub-Inspector Deepalisa Nayak, were formed under the supervision of senior officers to trace and nab the culprits.

Police identified the two adult accused as Shiv Prasad Samal (22) of Bharatpur village and Chinmay Mallick (21) of Koliatha village. They were produced before a court on Monday. The three minors involved in the case were presented before the Juvenile Justice Board.

Further investigation into the matter is currently underway, police said.