Latur, Mar 19 (PTI) The police busted a gang involved in house-breaking and thefts in Maharashtra's Latur city, police said on Sunday.

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Acting on a tip-off, the police apprehended the accused who were planning to break into a house in the intervening night of Friday and Saturday, an official said.

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While four of the accused were arrested, one absconded from the spot, he said.

The police recovered sharp weapons from the men, who are history-sheeters with several cases to their name in different police stations in the district, the official said.

A case under section 399 (preparing to commit dacoity) and among other relevant provisions of the IPC was registered against the accused, he said.

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