Rourkela: Five more suspects were arrested on Wednesday in connection with an armed robbery in Sundargarhdistrict last month. With this, the total number of accused arrested has reached seven. The robbery occurred on April 17, when Mohammad Monu, Rasid Kuresi, Jahir Kuresi, Md Ismail and Md Sajid, were on their way to Bandega village to purchase goats.As they neared Baghiaberni ghat, a group of seven to eight armed men on three motorcycles intercepted their vehicle and looted Rs 2.71 lakh along with mobile phones at gunpoint. The five suspects were identified as Amit Tiwari (33) ofRajgangpur, Akshaya Besan, Bikash Jayapuria (32), Prakash Jayapuria (24), and Akash Kaudi (19), all from Dharuadih police station area. Previously, Omnath Barik and Ashish Rout, both from Rajgangpur, were arrested on April 28 on May 6, respectively. Police have recovered Rs 10,000, two motorcycles, a Mauser gun, two single-shot guns with live ammunition, one magazine with a bullet, and four mobile phones. Three more suspects — identified as Sonu, Arjun and Arjun’s friend — remain at large, with police efforts ongoing to apprehend them.