Cuttack, Jan. 16 -- ACP Cuttack, Ashok Kumar Giri, on Thursday, informed that a man named Tushar Mahanti, who allegedly looted Rs 5000 from a shopkeeper on gunpoint in the Puri Ghat area, has been arrested.

The police recovered Rs 3000 in cash and two mobile phones from the accused. He will be produced in court tomorrow.

The ACM, speaking to ANI, informed that the accused, disguised as a customer, suddenly showed a pistol to the shopkeeper and fled with the money.

"We received a report at the station that a youth had come to the shop to buy goods, but suddenly showed a pistol to the shopkeeper and fled with Rs 5 thousand. After that, we went to the scene and conducted an investigation," the ACP stated.

The police launched a search ope...