Six armed criminals looted cash and valuables worth about Rs 6 lakh from the house of a mica businessman near Pachamba area under the town police station here on Wednesday night.
According to information, six criminals, belonging to the age group of 25 to 30 years, entered the house of Praveen Bagaria, a mica businessman at Pachamba area around 10pm and decamped with Rs lakh in cash and gold jewellery worth another Rs 5 lakh around 10; 30 pm.
Finally members voluntary handed over valuables to the armed robbers who completed their operation in no more than 30 minutes, police sources said. Some family members, tried to resist but panicked upon seeing their arms. The criminals tied few male members who were present in the house before starting the looting spree.
Finally members raised an alarm after the quartet left. A police team led by officer-in charge Rajeev Kumar rushed to the spot and took stock of the situation and the police was making the preliminary investigations for an FIR in this connection. In other loot incident took place at Kathara in Bermo, when two motorcycle–borne armed miscreants looted Rs 1.75 lakh from one Babu Chand Yadav near football ground on Kathara-Phusro road on Wednesday evening.
According to police sources ,the victim had drawn money from SBI, Kathara branch and was returning to his house. While one of the criminal sat on the motorcycle followed him. As Babu Chand approached the football ground, the motorcycle criminals stopped him. Before the victim could react ,his bag was snatched and the criminals sped away towards Phusro.