Armed men stormed into the house of a businessman and made away with gold and silver ornaments worth several lakhs of rupees besides large amount of cash.
The incident happened in village Amlipadar on the intervening night of Wednesday and Thursday, Superintendent of Police Abhishek Pathak informed.
He said that about four armed persons entered in the house of victim Pawan Awasthi under limits of Amlipadar police station and committed the robbery.
According to the police, Awasthi after taking dinner was sleeping on the roof of his house. Suddenly two armed persons climbed the roof of house through a tree on the side of house. They then took him on gun point and moved him inside the house . They then forced Awasthi to open the front door where two of their accomplices were waiting.
At the time of robbery Awasthi and his aged mother were at home. They took Awasthi to some distance from house and kept him there on gun point. Meanwhile, the other accused robbed the house and decamped with cash about Rs 70,000 and gold weighing 13 'tolas'.
later on, Awasthi reported the matter to Amlipadar police station who have registered a case in this connection.