Three armed robbers on Saturday looted valuables worth over Rs4 lakh from the house of a KIIT University teacher at Sailashree Vihar under the Chandrasekhapur police limits in the city.Around 12.30 pm, the miscreants knocked at the door of KIIT University teacher KC Singh’s house while he was away in office. When his wife Jyotsnarani opened the door, the trio forced their way into the house and held her at gunpoint.
The robbers allegedly looted around 100 gm of gold, 300 gm of silver, Rs3,000, a mobile phone and a laptop after breaking open the almirah. They tied the hands and legs of Jyotsna before fleeing the spot, Singh said.After the incident, Singh lodged a complaint with the Chandrasekharpur police station in the afternoon.Meanwhile, forensic experts and dog squad of the Commissionerate Police reached the spot and have started investigation into the case.