10 armed miscreants loot Rs 14 lakh from businessman’s house in Odisha’s Nabarangpur district

Nabarangpur: At least 10 armed miscreants allegedly looted Rs 14 lakh and gold jewellery after breaking open the house of a businessman in Odisha’s Nabarangpur district. The incident has come to the fore from Bhalukanadi village under Jharigaon block of the district.

According to sources, the armed miscreants broke the lock of the door to enter into the house at around 1 am on Monday. They tied up the businessman and robbed the cash and gold ornaments.

Following the incident, the businessman has filed a complaint at the nearby police station. Based on the complaint, the cops have initiated a probe into the matter.

Loots have become common in Odisha. On February 10, looters came as guests at a wedding, ate and looted away gifts from two marriage mandaps in Bhubaneswar.

As per the reports, the incident occurred in a posh hotel in Bhubaneswar and another in Badagada area. Two complaints have been lodged in Maitree Vihar and Badagada police station. Reportedly, cash and jewellery worth more than Rs. 4 lakh were looted from the marriage venue in Badagada area.  However from the mandap in a posh hotel in Bhubaneswar gold, cash, gifts and mobile worth lakhs were looted.

Meanwhile, for the past few days, there have been frequent robberies in the Mancheswar area. Local people are living in constant fear.

Earlier, miscreants looted the gold when there was no one in the house and it was locked. The apartment that has been looted is called, Satyabadi Residency. The people in the area are in a state of terror after the loot. Fortunately, the CCTV of the apartment has captured the looters roaming around the apartment. The Mancheswar police has reached the spot and is investigating into the matter. Further details awaited.