Four armed miscreants broke into a house of a family at Tarol under the Jagatpur police station in the city in the wee hours of Sunday and robbed cash and gold at gunpoint.
According to reports, the unidentified miscreants broke into the house at around 2 am when the family members were sleeping. They first attacked the house owner’s elder son Sabyasachi Naik with an iron rod and also threatened him brandishing a gun. Then, they decamped with over 30 grams of gold, cash of Rs 40,000 and other valuables.
“They barged into the house and hit my father with a rod. Hearing him scream, I rushed out of my room. As I tried to intervene, they placed a gun on my head threatening to kill me. Then, they locked us in a room and fled with the money and valuables,” said Sabyasachi.
“Besides gold and cash, they also looted ATM and credit cards. To ensure that we couldn’t contact anyone for help and avoid their detention, the dacoits snatched our mobile phones, tabs and damaged the SIM slots. They also took my car keys,” he added.
Sabyasachi’s mother Susama said that before fleeing, the goons threatened them of dire consequences if they informed police about the incident. On receiving information, police reached the spot and began an investigation into the crime.