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DEOGARH: Police on Wednesday nabbed a gang of thirteen armed robbers who were on the run after looting Kendu leaves worth lakhs at gunpoint from a godown in Khairpali under Kundeigola range.
The police also seized 45 bundles of Kendu leaves, a laptop and three batteries looted from the godown, along with three pick-up vans and a sharp weapon used in the crime. Deogarh SP Anil Kumar Mishra said that on the night of November 3, a few miscreants reached the godown in three vehicles. They first held the staff captive at gunpoint. They then tied up the godown workers and loaded 45 bundles of Kendu leaves along with four batteries and a laptop into their van before fleeing the spot.
The next day, Chhabila Pradhan from Kundeigola filed a complaint and reported that around 16 people had come for the loot. A case was registered under Section 320(2) of the BNS and Sections 25 and 27 of the Arms Act.