Dacoits loot gold & cash Rs 5 lakh from a house

Armed dacoits looted gold and Rs 5 lakh in cash from a house at Hisua bazaar in Bihar's Nawada district last night, police said today.

Station House Officer (SHO) of Hisua police station, Rajdeo Sao said half a dozen armed dacoits barged into the house of Dharmendra Sao last night.

The robbers held the family members captive at gunpoint and looted 200 grams gold worth Rs 5 lakh besides Rs 5 lakh in cash from the almirah, he said.

Sao has filed a complaint at the Hisua police station about the dacoity in his house, the SHO said adding that police are conducting raids to nab the miscreants.