Hatadihi: Burglars allegedly looted cash and gold ornaments late Saturday night from the house of retired tehsil employee Jatindra Baitha in Gopa village under this panchayat in Keonjhar district. The ornaments worth Rs 10 lakh and Rs 10,000 cash had been kept in an almirah which the burglars allegedly broke open before escaping with the valuables. A complaint in this regard was lodged at Nandipada police station Sunday morning. Police have initiated a probe after registering a case (No-217/2024).
According to the information available, Baitha had kept the money and the ornaments for his daughter’s marriage. When he and other family members were asleep Saturday, the robbers entered the room, where the almirah was, by cutting the window grill. They then looted the money, locked the room from inside and escaped through the same window. When family members tried to enter the room Sunday morning, they found the door locked.
On looking into the matter they found the window grills cut, the almirah broken and the cash and ornaments missing. Police later said that the stolen items included two gold necklaces, gold bangles, three pairs of gold earrings and many gold rings. Police stated that efforts are on to nab the burglars as soon as possible.