In a daring robbery, four criminals looted ornaments worth lakhs of rupees and cash from a house after confining its owner and other family members in a room at gun point in the broad day light on Friday. Nobody has been arrested yet in connection with the incident. Police said they are trying their best to arrest the robbers at the earliest.
The incident occurred in the house of Mohan Chandra Sharma, assistant engineer of Public Works Department (PWD), located at Tulsinagar in Haldwnai. The robbers robbed the house for around one hour.
The criminals had entered the house by identifying themselves as private company representatives who had come to give them gifts. later, brandishing a gun, they asked Mohan Chandra Sharma and his family members not to raise hue and cry.
The criminals had confined Sharma and his wife in a room. Their hands were tied with ropes. They looted cashes worth Rs 20, 000 aside from ornaments worth lakhs of rupees.
Upon being informed, police rushed to the spot. SSP Sweety Aggarwal and other senor police officers also inspected the incident site and assured steps were being taken to crack the case..