In a very unusual incident, unidentified miscreants looted goats at a village in Ganjam district late on Wednesday night and left behind an SUV before fleeing from the spot.
According to reports, four to five persons arrived at Baragaon village under the Jagannathprasad police station by two SUVs and picked up over 60 goats from the shed of a farmer, Uday Gouda, of the locality.
While they were putting the animals in their vehicles, Uday woke up. The criminals threatened him with a gun and sharp weapons, but they fled from the place by one of the SUVs leaving behind the other at the spot as locals had already gathered there.
Being informed, police reached the village, seized the vehicle and started investigation to trace and nab the accused.