Robbers posing as police loot Rs 2.40 lakh

Kalahandi (12/11/2024): Three fake police personnel were arrested for allegedly looting Rs 2.40 lakh from a house at Ruben village under Mohan Giri police station in the border area of Kalahandi and Kandhamal district on Monday. As many as seven miscreants allegedly looted Rs 2.40 lakh from a person’s house by impersonating them as police.

Three of the seven fake police personnel were overpowered by locals and handed over to the police.

Four others managed to flee. As many as seven looters dressed in police uniforms entered the home of Reepa Majhi.

They threatened the residents, claiming they needed to search the house for hiding of a youth and woman.

While searching, they managed to steal Rs 2,40,000 from a box and attempted to flee. Local people chased the robbers and managed to overpower three of them along with their Bolero vehicle. Following the development, the villagers handed over the three looters to Mohan Giri police. The looters hail from Kandhamal district.