Konark: Unidentified miscreants looted Rs 8 lakh from a businessman at gunpoint on Nimapara road in Puri district on Tuesday.
According to sources, a group of five armed miscreants in two motorcycles intercepted the businessman. Pointing a gun at him, they asked for the money. When he refused to hand over the cash, the looters snatched away the bag and fled the spot.
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Following the incident, the victim lodged a complaint at Nimapara police station.
Based on the complaint, police have started conducting raids at different places at Nimapara and nearby areas.
