The Commissionerate Police arrested a looter and seized jewellery worth Rs 16 lakh, from him here on Tuesday. The accused was identified as Rahul Maharana (32) from Mahaveer Nagar of Salia Sahi under the Nayapalli police station.
The police seized silver ornaments and coins weighing 408 gram, gold jewellery of 536 gram and hard cash Rs 26,900 from the possession of the looter. Some diamond-studded gold necklaces and bracelets were also seized from him.
According to the police, wife of Maharana was working as a cook in the house of Madhusudan Nayak of IRC Village. On the day of the loot, the accused had gone to Nayak’s house to bring his wife, but she had already left Nayak’s house while he reached there.
Maharana entered into the house by breaking open the backdoor. He looted the ornaments and cash by breaking the cupboard of the bedroom, said the police.