Unidentified miscreants robbed passengers of a Kolkata-bound bus near Tikarpanga Chowk on the NH-5(A) under the Marshaghai police station during the wee hours on Sunday.
Around eight bike-borne armed miscreants intercepted the private bus coming from Kanthi in West Bengal to Paradip and later force-entered the bus by terrorizing the bus helper and conductor with weapons.
They robbed the passengers of cash, gold ornaments and other valuable items worth over Rs 1 lakh and fled from the spot. Nearly 40 passengers were on-board.
later, conductor Dhirendranath Parida lodged an FIR, following which the police started investigation. However, no arrest has been made so far, informed Marshaghai PS IIC Sukanta Kumar Patra.