Five theft accused held in JSR
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The arrested accused were identified as Rohit Sao (23), Aman Kumar alias Rahul (26), Vikas Das alias Anda (19), Akash Patro (27), and Rajnish Lal (54), all residents of different police station areas in the Steel City, police added.
SSP Piyush Pandey said, "The five accused are history-sheeters. Stolen items, including 15 silver coins, a gold bangle, Rs 31,000 in cash, have been recovered from the five arrested accused. Investigation is under way to recover the rest."
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