Five armed dacoits looted gold ornaments and cash from a house at Sarbahal in Town police station area in Jharsuguda in broad daylight on Monday afternoon.
SDPO Kailash Aacharya said the miscreants barged into the house of one Vijay Jhunjhunwala on Monday afternoon.
The robbers held the family members captive at gunpoint and looted two bangles, two rings and three chains of gold worth Rs 3 lakh, besides Rs 8,000 cash from the almirah, the SDPO said.
The victim, Vijay Jhunjhunwala, filed a FIR in this regard. The police were conducting raids at various places to nab the dacoits.