Police today nabbed five dacoits from Uttar Pradesh who they say were planning to target a village near here.
The armed men, hailing from Mahoba district in the adjoining State, were planning for commit dacoity at Binwara village, about 75km away from the district headquarters here, a police official said.
Those arrested are identified as Dilip Lodhi, Manoj Lodhi, Kallu Lodhi, Dharamsingh Lodhi and Milan Lodhi, Binwara Police Station In-charge Vinayak Shukla said.
Police seized three country-made pistols, a few live cartridges and a car from them.
The bandits were planning to target the house of Binwara Sarpanch, Anil Tiwari, he said.
They were earlier involved in dacoities in Niwari, Teherwa and Dhumhi police station areas.
A case was registered and further investigations were on.
