In a shocking incident of robbery, a gang of robbers decamped with cash and gold ornaments worth over `50,000 at Shiv Ghat area under Jugsalai police station area in the wee hours of Monday.
The criminals who were five in number also attacked the wife of the house-owner Rajiv Sinha while committing the crime.
In this connection, the police have registered a case of dacoity against the five persons on the basis of an FIR lodged by Rashmi Sinha, wife of Rajiv Sinha.
According to the information, the robbers entered into the house by breaking open the gril of the backside verandah. Rashmi who was asleep was attacked by the criminals causing injury in her eye.
According to the complainant, when the criminals entered her house, she was in deep sleep along with her children. She said her husband runs a business of interior decoration and in connection to the business he had gone out of town.
“We are in a state of shock and do not recognise the criminals. The sound of breaking the lock might have buried in the sound of cooler. There was darkness in the room, but from the shadow I was able to know that there were more than five persons in the room,” said the victim.
Rashmi said all those entered her house had covered their face with masks. She said one of the criminals had even slapped her elder son as he started crying in fear.
Officer-in-charge, Jugsalai police station Ashok Giri confirmed about the robbery at Jugsalai Shiv Ghat area in the night. “ We are investigating the incident. We have registered a case in connection to the robbery. The criminals will be nabbed soon,” claimed Giri.
Of late, there have been a spurt in house break-ins and robbery cases in the city. “Citizens need to observe certain simple rules to check house break-in cases. For example the keys of cupboard/almirah should not be kept in the same room, lights should not be put off while going out, requests even for a glass of water from unfamiliar people should be turned down,” said a police official.
According to police, persons whose movements were found to be suspicious were detained in the last two months. Besides, the police have been keeping extra vigil in residential colonies not only during night but daytime too.