SUBARNAPUR — Three accused have been caught and tried in a road robbery and dacoity incident. The incident revealed that on Sunday, 01.11.2026, at around 11.00 am, two persons from Pandakimal village under Tarbha police station in Subarnapur district – (1) Dharmendra Pradhan (24), son of late Bira Pradhan and (2) Akash Bishi (24), son of Indira Bishi were going from Pandakimal towards Bargarh on a ‘Hero Honda CD Deluxe’ motorcycle (registration no. OR-17-C-3138). When they reached the Ghatkaintara bridge, two persons in a ‘Honda Shine’ vehicle stopped them. They showed a knife and demanded money and threatened to kill them. At this time, three more persons arrived, one of whom was on a ‘Jupiter’ scooty and two others on another motorcycle. They, along with the previous two, threatened Dharmendra Pradhan and Akash Bishi. They looted Rs. 3,000 in cash and transferred the remaining Rs. 5,000 to the mobile number of a person named Sahil Patra through ‘PhonePe’. In addition, they threatened to kill the victims, robbed their motorcycles and mobile phones, beat them up and fled the scene. Later, a complaint was filed in this regard at the Tarbha police station. After receiving the complaint, the police started an investigation. After the investigation, three persons from this group were arrested. The three accused were produced in court yesterday. The three accused who were tried in court are – (1) Sahil Patra (30), father: Chaitanya Patra, village: Nuapada, police station: Tarbha, district: Subarnapur; (2) Binesh Barik (22), father: Late Lalmohan Barik, village: Kandagad, police station: Puintala, district: Balangir; and (3) Bapun Sishir Kumar Mahanta. A scooty used in the incident, mobile phones of the accused have been seized. In this incident, a case has been registered under section 310(2) of the BNS under Tarbha Police Station Case No. 366, dated 04.11.2026. Report — Ugrasen Karmi.
Three accused in robbery case to be tried in court.
