The targeted three temples are Maa Basuli temple, Maa Tarini temple and Maa Mangala temple.
All the students reportedly had halted at Kantabanji railway station on Tuesday night. Sources said one person allegedly gave them some cold drinks after which the three of them fell unconscious.
The detained babas claimed that they were in no way associated with the miscreants’ gang and that they are sadhus from Uttar Pradesh and have come to Odisha on a visit.
As per initial reports, three miscreants entered the ATM and looted the cash after breaking open the chambers using a gas cutter and other instruments. The entire act of looting cash from the ATM has been captured in the CCTV camera of the kiosk.
The accused, Rupesh Kumar hails from Bihar and police got some links regarding the involvement of inter-state criminals.
Shockingly, the mastermind of the gang is a former samiti member, reports said.
Around seven robbers had allegedly looted ornaments worth over Rs 12 crore in a major dacoity at the concerned showroom located at Vyasanagar on Monday.
As per initial reports, seven armed miscreants were involved in the dacoity. All the ornaments from the jewellery showroom, located at Vyasanagar, have reportedly been stolen.
As per initial reports, around 7 to 8 miscreants were involved in the bank robbery incident.Sources said that the armed miscreants looted the cash and gold ornaments after locking all the bank staff in a room.
The miscreants riding on a numberless bike fled the spot after snatching Rs 9 lakh from the trio.
The latest victim of the loot was a contractor residing in the area. The entire episode of the loot was captured on the CCTV camera installed by him at his home.
The trader identified as Ajay Patra, who runs a grocery store, was on his way to Axis Bank along with one of his staff when the robbers intercepted them in a Pulsar motorcycle.
Like any other day Md Kurban, a native from Islampur of Bihar, had his dinner and came to the office. He went to the ground floor of the office to sleep. As he was going to sleep, some six to seven masked miscreants entered the room and before he could understand anything they started beating him up mercilessly.
Police have been claiming to have kept things under control, but the unabated spike in pickpockets and loots in Mo Bus has only kept the commuters on their toes
The victim, Bholanath Sarangi, who runs a mini bank, was cheated by two scammers in broad daylight on the pretext of exchanging a five-hundred rupees note for five hundred rupee notes.
According to sources, the Purighat police has recovered 900.32 gram gold worth around Rs 50 lakh from the accused.
As the van reached the ATM at Khariar, two of the staff got inside to refill the ATM, while the driver, after distracting the security guard, hijacked the van and fled the spot.
Unidentified miscreants decamped with Rs 20 lakh from a businessman hailing from West Bengal near the cattle market in Hattabadpada under Rural police limits of Rairangpur on Wednesday.
As per initial reports, the owner was opening the shop when the miscreants arrived on a bike and snatched the bag containing the gold ornaments and cash from him.
While it is yet to be ascertained whether the miscreants succeeded in their attempt or not, the Janla police have started an investigation into the incident.