Bhubaneswar, Feb. 2 -- Police recovered stolen property from Hasina village under Kujang police station in Odisha's Jagatsinghpur district on Monday following a joint operation carried out with the support of local residents. The action was initiated after repeated complaints of theft were reported from the village.

Acting on inputs provided by villagers, police teams conducted searches at the houses of suspected thieves and recovered several stolen items, including batteries, electric lights, mobile phones and LPG cylinders. A vehicle was arranged to transport the recovered articles, which were seized and taken away by the police.

Officials said the operation was launched after residents reported a series of theft incidents affecting m...