A police team led by Kanhangad DySP Habeeb Rehman has arrested four persons and seized a revolver, two knives and three mobile handsets.
One of them, Cyril Mathew, a resident of Kottayam, is said to be an associate of Chota Rajan. He is said to have been involved in bank robberies at Andheri and Rathnagiri.The other three are M Abdul Latheef from Kumble, K Naushad from Kutyadi and Rameshan from Kannur.
The four were planning to rob railway passengers near Kanhangad railway station when they were nabbed by the police.
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