A gang of armed robbers swooped over a house and decamped with cash and gold jewellery worth over `6 lakh at laldih locality in Ghatshila about 45-kilometres away from here in the wee hours of Monday.
The robbers, who were said to be seven in numbers, also assaulted Sanat Pal, the owner of the house and other family members, including his elderly father while robbing the goods.
In this connection, the police have registered a case of robbery against seven unknown criminals on the basis of an FIR lodged by Pal. Pal, who has taken to teaching profession after getting retired from Hindustan Copper ltd, said he was sleeping but woke up in haste after hearing noise and saw five robbers in the house, two of them holding guns and rest some other weapons.
They took away cash and ornaments worth over `6 lakh. The criminals also collected two phones and decamped with all the articles. Anup Prasad, Officer-in-charge, Ghatshila police station, confirmed about the robbery.
"We are investigating the incident and have increased vigil in the border areas. Having inspected the spot, we took statement of the affected persons about the criminals," said Prasad.
The officer-in-charge pointed out that from the statements made by the victims, it appears that the criminals must be local and this was the reason that they had covered their face with cloth.