RAJBIRAJ (Saptari), June 6: A group of dacoits robbed properties from a house in Surunga Municipality-8 and subsequently murdered the house owner.
On Thursday night, the group entered the house of Kantalal Chaudhary, decamped with properties and murdered him, the police informed.
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Chaudhary's younger brother, Ramakanta, sustained injuries in the lethal attack by robbers.
According to the police, the dacoits had robbed the gold and silver jewelry and cash from the house of Chaudhary.
The search for the robbers is underway, the police said.