In a daring dacoity, about half a dozen dacoits posing themselves as income tax officials entered the house of a rice mill owner at Kichchha in Udham Singh Nagar district on Tuesday morning and robbed the house after they confined the family members in the bathroom brandishing gun.
They decamped with money and ornaments worth lakhs of rupees. The police are yet to arrest any of them, though they claimed to have got some clue that would help them identify the culprits.
Upon being informed, senior police officers, including district SSP, rushed to the incident site. Forensic team also reached the site and collected evidences related to the incident.
Udham Singh Nagar SSP Senthil Akdai Krishna Raj S said that a case had been registered under appropriate sections of IPC in Kichchha police station after they had received the complaint. Teams have been formed to crack the case at the earliest, he added.
Police sources said that around seven criminals had looted the family at gun point and decamped with cash worth around Rs 8 lakh and jewelleries worth around Rs 40 lakh from the house.
Police said study of the CCTV footages had provided them with some clues about the cars and the two-wheelers used in the dacoity. A car with registration plate number of Haryana has been captured on CCTV camera, they said.