Eight armed men loot cash, ornaments from Giridih bizman’s house

Bokaro: Eight criminals looted cash and jewelleries worth Rs 5 lakh from a businessman’s house in Giridih and decamped with his car. An FIR has been filed in the case and police have begun a probe to identify and arrest the robbers.
Giridih SP Amit Renu said CCTV footages from around the area is being scanned along with raids which are being carried out at bus stands and railway stations.
The complainant, identified as a furniture showroom owner Uttam Kumar Bhadani, is a resident of Bakshidih Road adjacent to the Giridih district office of the Congress. Bhadani claimed that the men also thrashed him and his 13-year-old son Priyanshu before fleeing. Bhadani told the police that the men broke into his house through the roof around 1 am on Thursday and left around 3:30 am.
“First, they entered my mother’s room and held her captive. Then they entered our rooms and thrashed us. Holding us at gunpoint, they looted money and jewelleries and threatened to kill if we raised an alarm,” Bhadani’s wife Devaki Devi said. The family raised an alarm when the robbers left and their neighbours informed the police.