Armed assailants stormed the house of a businessman located in the densely populated Fafadih area on Friday night and made away with cash, gold and other valuables worth more than Rs 11 lakh.
It seems to be the handiwork of some professional gang, said Superintendent of Police, Raipur, OP Pal. About 6 to 7 masked men carrying country-made pistols and daggers entered the house of Bhawandas Ramchandani (52) located opposite Pathak hospital, Sindhu Sadan Street, Fafadih, under Gunj police station. The residents of the house were brutally thrashed and locked in bathrooms by the looters before executing the robbery around 2.30 am, SP informed.
According to police, the offenders jumped the boundary wall and sneaked into the house from the back door of the house. They then entered in the bedroom of Bhawandas Ramchandani who was sleeping. On gunpoint the assailants got removed the ornaments that Bhawandas' wife was wearing and then they tied the couple's hands and locked them in a bathroom.
The elder son of the businessman, Hemant, and his wife were sleeping in another room. They were also locked up the same way. The criminals allegedly manhandled Hemant's wife, and hit a protesting Hemant on his head with the butt of the gun, inflicting grievous injuries.The gang members seized the keys of the almirah and took away cash of Rs 2 lakh, 35 to 40 tola gold and other valuables, the SP said. Around 4 am after the looters fled, the family members informed the police. Inspector General of Police GP Singh, SP OP Pal, ASP Shweta Sinha, Central Crime Branch sleuths and a forensic team visited the spot, the SP said.
A case in this connection has been registered with Gunj police station.