As many as seven loots, including four cases under Township area, occurred in Kendrapada district in last one and a half months, but the police have failed to nab any looters.
In the latest incident , some miscreants allegedly robbed the house of a retired employee Basant Kumar Nayak of Sunailo village under Kendrapada Town police station. On Friday night, some miscreants allegedly looted gold and other valuable ornaments along with cash, from the house of Nayak taking advantage of the absence of the family members. The Kendrapada town police have started an inquiry by registering a case in this regard, but no one has been arrested so far.
Similarly, on December 22 , two motorbike borne miscreants allegedly looted gold chain and ring of a senior citizen of Baniamala area, but the accused is yet to be arrested.On January 12, another chain snatching took place where the victim was Sabita Lenka of Badamangala area.
The Town Police registered a case and started an investigation. But the accused is yet to be arrested. On Janauary 15 last, two bike borne miscreants looted Rs 1 lakh by breaking open dickey of the bike of one Balabhadra Panda ,while he was going to Kendrapada Credit Co-operative Society by parking his vehicle in front of the co-operative society office.Similarly, in two loot cases, miscreants decamped with Rs 42.98 lakh by smashing two SBI ATMs under Aul police station.
The police are groping in dark in the matter so far. Again on February 7, in a heist at the house of one Braja Mallick of Indalo village under Sadar police limits, the miscreants decamped with Rs 1.80 lakh and 60 grams gold ornaments. One Litun Swain was also robbed of cash and jewelleries on February 11. Burglaries too took place at the Mahala-based Jagannath temple and Nigamananda Ashram in January and cash and jewellers looted.
Meanwhile, after SP Madkar Sandeep Sampat took over, he has taken drastic steps to curb crimes in the district and has intensified patrolling in vulnerable areas.
Besides, the top brass of the district are going on surprise checking in plain clothes and private vehicles till late night to ensure the police personnel deployed in different locations are carrying out their duty properly.