About seven armed dacoits looted Rs2.20 lakh and lifted a bike from a transport office under the Koida Police Station of Bonei sub-division in wee hours of Thursday.
Sources said seven dacoits with guns and other lethal weapons landed at Shibshakti Roadways at Ganua village when its owner Muna Barik, three drivers and two helpers were taking rest outside the office building. The thieves tied all persons in a rope, snatched key of an almirah where cash was kept and then decamped with Rs2.20 lakh and a Hero Honda bike which was parked inside the transport office.
While leaving, they attacked one Dusmanta Pradhan, a truck driver and owner of a truck who began screaming. They hit his head with a plastic chair and stabbed him. Pradhan was later shifted to the TISCO hospital, where he was undergoing treatment.On Thursday morning, Koida Police Station IIC HK Naik and other police officials rushed to the spot and started a probe.