BERHAMPUR: Unidentified miscreants allegedly looted gold ornaments weighing around one kg and Rs 1.30 lakh cash from the house of a 57-year-old businessman in the crowded Prem Nagar area under Bada Bazaar police limits here on Wednesday.
Before decamping with the loot, the robbers reportedly replaced the locks of the house of victim Pravakar Rao with new ones. Sources said Rao was staying alone in his house since the last 10 days as his family members had gone to a relative’s place. Like everyday, the businessman left for morning walk after locking his house at 4 am. When he returned home at 10 am, he could not open the locks.
On closer inspection, he found that his locks had been replaced with new ones. Suspecting foul play, he called his neighbours and broke into his house. On entering inside, he found two storage cabinets open with the gold ornaments and cash missing. Rao said the looted gold and cash were valued at over Rs 1 crore.
On being informed, police along with a scientific team and sniffer dog reached the crime scene for investigation. Police sources said the miscreants looted only the gold and cash and left behind silver ornaments and other costly household articles. It is suspected that people known to Rao may have committed the crime.