Four members of an armed gang have been arrested in connection with robbery that took place at Sipadol of Suryabinayak, Bhaktapur on January 24.

Of the eight persons involved in the robbery, four were arrested from Boudha of the Capital on Tuesday, said Inspector Bharat Thapa of the Metropolitan Police Crime Division (MPCD).

The arrestees are Bhoj Bahadur Thapa Magar, Ratna Bahadur Tamang aka Milan, Amrit Tamang alias Bishnu and Sanu Kancha Blon.

Police said Rohit Bahadur Thapa Magar aka Tokol, Dirgha Bahadur Tamang alias Waiba and Binod are on the run.

According to police, the masked gang of eight members on January 24 broke out into the rented house of Ram Bahadur Tamang in Sipadol of Suryabinayak Municipality-8, Bhaktapur, and took the family members hostage at gunpoint and decamped with cash and valuables worth around Rs 1.6 million.

Police have confiscated six tola gold, a mobile phone, a motorbike (Ba 83 Pa 3773) from their possession.

They have been kept at the Metropolitan Police Range, Bhaktapur, for investigation.

According to a preliminary investigation, Bhoj Bahadur Thapa and Ratna Bahadur Tamang had already spent time in jail on various robbery and theft cases.

Bhoj Bahadur and Ratna were released on the occasion of Republic Day recently.