Armed miscreants locked up a family in a room and looted cash and gold jewelleries from the house at Purunagarh village under the Chhendipada police station in Angul district in the wee hours of Sunday.
One of the family members sustained injuries when he offered resistance to the robbers.
The robbers had snapped the power supply before entering the house of Pramod Mohapatra (49). They confined all the family members in a room and looted gold jewelleries and Rs 6 lakh cash.
Sources said that the robbers looted 90 grams gold jewelleries, including three necklaces, two chains and three pair of earrings kept inside a wardrobe for wedding of Mohapatra’s daughter scheduled on March 24.
When his son Patitapabaon resisted the robbery, the robbers attacked him with a sword. He was rushed to the Chhendipada Community Health Centre (CHC).
On Sunday morning, Mohapatra lodged a complaint with the Chhendipada police following which an investigation was initiated to nab the robbers.