A gang of armed robbers decamped with cash and ornaments worth over Rs 3.5 lakh from a house in Gandhinagar under Bagbera police station area in the wee hours of Friday.
The assailants had requested the house owner to open the door after claiming that they were policemen.
In this connection, the police have registered a case of robbery on the basis of an FIR lodged by Abhiram Singh, the house owner, against five unidentified persons.
Singh is a milk trader and was asleep along with his grandson at the house which was bolted from inside. Thinking there were policemen at his door step, Abhiram opened the door to find a gang of criminals who entered into the room and took the victim under control at gun-point. The criminals had then searched the house and fled with Rs 2 lakh cash and gold ornament worth over Rs 1.5 lakh. Officer In-Charge, Bagbera police station, Rajesh Kumar Singh confirmed about the incident and said that they are trying to nab the culprits.
