The Bihar Police today arrested two
persons in the state capital and claimed of busting a gang of dacoits, which used to commit crimes in densely populated areas of the city. Two pistols have been recovered from them.
Patna Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Jitendra Rana said the arrests were made on the basis of intelligence inputs and the arrested have been identified as Vikas Kumar Rahul and Jitu Kumar, both residents of Patna district.
"On receiving a tip-off we immediately constituted a special team under City SP Shivdeep Lande. It took position at Gaighat beneath the Mahatma Gandhi Setu in the city and kept a watch on the movement of suspicious persons," Rana said.
The SSP said Vikas and Jitu tried to escape when the police team tried to surround them, but were arrested.
Rana claimed the arrested persons confessed they and other members of their gang had planned to assemble today for committing crimes.
They had earlier committed crimes at several places in Patna, he said.
"Other members of the gang have been identified and police teams are conducting raids to nab them," the SSP added.
