Unidentified miscreants looted gold weighing over 50 gram along with cash worth Rs 1,00,000 at gun point at Dibra village under Dumari police station in Giridih district on Wednesday night.
The loot took place at Vijay Ravidas's and Nageshwar Ravidas's houses at around 1.30 am. The looters reached the spot in two four-wheelers and threatened the family members of Vijay and Nageshwar with gun and sharp weapons. The fled the spot after snatching gold ornaments and cash subsequently.
After the incident Vijay Ravidas intimated the matter to the police, cops reached the spot and carried out the preliminary investigation with the help of the scientific team.
DSP, Giridih said, “Two police teams have been constituted to crack down the incident. A group of armed miscreants barged into the house of one Vijay Ravidas located at Dibra village and looted Rs 100000 cash, and jewellery worth lakhs of rupees.”
Police said that family members told police that miscreants had held them captive about two hours and made Ravidas’s wife and her son captive while executing the loot.
Police, meanwhile, said that a case under section 380 and 457 of IPC was lodged with Dumari police station and raids are being conducted to ensure the arrest of miscreants. Miscreants also have left their pistol and motorcycle which have been seized by police.
The investigating team is examining the CCTV footage available at the nearby victim’s house to identify the looters.