Berhampur: As many 7 history sheeters were arrested in the crackdown on antisocial elements by the Berhampur.Besides,Police seized a significant cache of illegal arms, ammunition and other items.Addressing a presser, today, Berhampur SP Dr. Saravana Vivek M said,the operation, conducted by the Gosaninuagaon and Baidyanathpur Police Stations in the city, targeted organized criminal activities in the region, delivering a strong blow to illegal arms trafficking and related crimes.The arrested individuals by Gosaninuagaon PS include Suraj Padhy(39) of Laxminurisigha Sahi PS. Bada Bazaar,Gobardhana Patra(38) of Kuladi PS. Bhanjanagar; Sumanta Patra (39) of Tirumala PS.Jatani,Khurda, Sunil kumar Sahu of Sastrinagar PS.Gosaninuagam and Rabindra Maharana(50) of Hadapada PS.Jankia,Khurda.The arrested anti-socials by Baidyanathpur PS are Ranjan Gauda(40) of Narayanpur village, PS-Jarada, Berhampur and Susil Kumar Panda(47) of Ramachandrapur village, Chikiti, PS-K.Nuagaon Berhampur.Along with the seven,police also seized one country-made pistol with nine live rounds, five live hand bombs, one country-made air gun, six mobile phones, and 22 ATM cards from various banks, three pistols, six empty magazines, 34 live ammunitions, a Mahindra TUV 300 vehicle, and Rs 1,11,500 in cash.In the second week of the current month,the special drive against criminals,as many 12 history-sheeters and persons with criminal antecedents were arrested. As many as six illegal country-made pistols, 12 rounds of ammunition, a toy pistol, sharp weapons, and six mobile phones were seized from the accused.The SP said the drive will continue and most of the crimanls are under police scanner.
