Over Rs 1 lakh cash, gold looted from farmer’s house in Odisha

Sambad English Bureau Published On : Jun 27, 2020 at 3:48 PM

Bhawanipatna: Unidentified miscreants looted over Rs 1 lakh cash and gold weighing around 60 grams from a farmer’s house at Shanti Nagar Pada under Koksara police limits in Kalahandi district last night.

As per the complaint lodged at Koksara police station, when the family of one A Sreenivas Rao was in deep sleep, miscreants broke into the house and looted Rs 1.4 lakh cash and around 60 grams gold from an almirah in he house before fleeing the spot late last night.

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After realising about the theft this morning, Rao lodged a written compliant at Koksara police station. Later, the cops along with a scientific team visited the spot and initiated an inquiry, informed IIC of the police station Basudev Chhatria.

“The miscreants had locked the room, where we were sleeping before decamping with the valuables from a almirah kept in another room. I do not suspect anyone’s involvement in this theft,” said Rao.

Kalahandi theft. gold and cash looted from farmer's house in Odisha