Koraput: In a daring midnight dacoity, five armed robbers looted Rs 25 lakh cash and over 400 grams of gold jewellery from a house at Lingaraj Nagar in Jeypore town of Odisha’s Koraput district.
According to sources, the incident took place around midnight of Friday at the house of Satyanarayan Dalei. The miscreants knocked at Dalei’s door. As soon as he opened the door, the robbers overpowered him, tied his hands and legs and barged into the house. They then held the entire family hostage at sword point.
Armed with sharp weapons, the miscreants threatened the family members and ransacked the house for nearly four hours before fleeing with Rs 25 lakh and more than 400 grams of gold worth around Rs one crore.
It is suspected that the robbers had done a recce of the locality before committing the crime. Meanwhile, locals have alleged lack of police patrolling in the area, which emboldened the criminals.
After receiving information about the incident, a police team visited the site and started an investigation. Further details are awaited.