Dacoits loot property worth Rs 150,000 in Siraha

SIRAHA, Aug 4: Dacoits robbed three houses at Siswani VDC-2 of Siraha district on Saturday night.



According to police, properties worth Rs 150,000 were robbed by the armed looters.[break]



While retaliating with the dacoits, locals Manish Yadav and his wife Nilam Kumari were injured. Both of them were attacked with rods. They have been undergoing treatment at a local health post, said Deputy Superintendent of Police, Ramesh Tamang, from Ward Police Office, Lalan.



The looters had come with guns and homemade weapons, the locals said, adding that they robbed Rs 50,000 from Rama Nanda´ home while Rs 60,000 from Ramdev Yadav´s.



Meanwhile, two other houses at Asanpur of the district were robbed by the armed looters in the Saturday morning.



Police said the search for the looters was underway.

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