Cargo theft- illegal Chromites, Coal, STF conducted raid
Bureau,Odishabarta
Bhubaneswar:Basing on intelligence input regarding Cargo theft and storage of huge quantity of illegal Chromites, Coal, STF conducted raid with the help of Bhadrak District Police on the intervening night of 18/19.01.2023 at Puripada, Dahala PS: Bhandaripokhari Dist. Bhadrak i.e. the stock yard run by accused Bijaya Shankar Mohanty S/o Alekh Prasad Mohanty of Vill : Fatehpur , PS: Bhandaripokhari, Bhadrak.
During raid as many as 330 tones of Chromites, 15 tons Coal, 02 numbers 20 Wheeler Truck, One JCB Machine, One Tractor and other incriminating materials were seized. In this connection four accused persons namely 1) Bijaya Shankar Mohanty S/o Alekh Prasad Mohanty of Vill : Fatehpur , PS: Bhandaripokhari, Bhadrak, 2) Biswajit Nayak S/o Sharan Nayak of Vill: Bambilo , Kohinga PS: Sukinda Jajpur , 3) Amar Sahoo S/o Seshadeva Sahoo of Vill : Raigul, PS : Kamakshyanagar, Dhenkanal and 4) Anil Sethi S/o ShradhanandaSethi of Vill : Kankana, PA: Kamakshyanagar, Dhenkanal were apprehended. The accused persons could not produce any valid authority in support of possession of such stolen Coal & Chromites, for which they have been arrested and is being forwarded to the court of JMFC-II, Bhadrak.
In this connection STF PS Case No.03 dated 19.01.2023 U/s. 379/411/120(B) IPC r/w. 21 MMDR Act,1957 was registered. Investigation is on
