In a broad daylight loot in the town on Monday, miscreants decamped with Rs 17 lakh by breaking open the windowpane of a car parked outside a
residence in a very crowded area.
Sources said a resident of lIC Colony in the town, Sahadev Patra, found his car’s windowpanes broken and a suitcase kept inside it missing.
In his complaint with police, Patra has alleged that he had kept Rs 17 lakh in the suitcase which he had withdrawn from the bank on the day. While the local police have started investigation in the matter, they are still clueless about the miscreants.
The locals alleged that of late, there has been a spurt in crime in the town. lax police patrolling has emboldened the anti-social elements.