Angul, Feb 12: In a mid-night heist, miscreants allegedly robbed gold ornaments worth over Rs 7 lakh and Rs 4 lakh in cash from a house in Banarpal area of Odisha’s Angul district last night.
As per reports, the incident has been reported from Bhagabatpur village under Banarpal police limits in the district. Miscreants broke into the house of Bijay Bhutia when he had gone out with his wife to Joranda Mela.
When the robbers barged into the house, Bijay’s two minor children and his brother’s wife were present. Thereafter, they allegedly gagged the woman and tied her hands before assaulting her.
The robbers reportedly threatened her to kill the children if she didn’t hand over the valuables. Following this, they decamped with gold ornaments worth around Rs 7 lakh and Rs 4 lakh in cash.
Thereafter, the family informed the villagers, who then alerted the police.
Upon getting the information, police rushed to the spot and took stock of the situation.
CCTV footage is being reviewed and a manhunt has been launched to nab the culprits, said the police.
