Robbery At Church: Robbery at church: 2 priests attacked, ₹10 lakh stolen |
Rourkela: Two priests of a Catholic church here were supposedly taken captive and assaulted by 8 to 10 unidentified miscreants early on Saturday. The attackers allegedly looted Rs 10 lakh from the church.
Both priests sustained injuries and have been admitted to Rourkela Government Hospital.
Brahmani Tarang police, after receiving the FIR on Saturday, have started an investigation.
According to the police, the priests belong to a Catholic church situated in Jharabahal under Brahmani Tarang police station limits. An Odia medium school and an English medium school are also located on the church premises.
Around 2.30 am, about 8-10 miscreants, covering their faces with masks and armed with sticks and iron rods, broke into the church.
Then they kicked open the doors of the two rooms where the priests, identified as Albis Lakra and Nirtel Bilung, were sleeping. After entering the rooms, they severely beat both priests, took them captive, and demanded the keys to the church’s donation box and an almirah containing school fees and other funds.
After obtaining the keys, the miscreants looted around Rs 10 lakh and fled the scene. On Saturday morning, church officials informed Brahmani Tarang police station about the incident.
The police arrived at the scene with a forensic team and a dog squad. Rourkela SP Brijesh Kumar Rai visited RGH on Saturday afternoon to speak with the injured priests. Subsequently, the police have registered a case under Section 395 of the IPC and have started an investigation to apprehend the miscreants.
Both priests sustained injuries and have been admitted to Rourkela Government Hospital.
Brahmani Tarang police, after receiving the FIR on Saturday, have started an investigation.
According to the police, the priests belong to a Catholic church situated in Jharabahal under Brahmani Tarang police station limits. An Odia medium school and an English medium school are also located on the church premises.
Around 2.30 am, about 8-10 miscreants, covering their faces with masks and armed with sticks and iron rods, broke into the church.
Then they kicked open the doors of the two rooms where the priests, identified as Albis Lakra and Nirtel Bilung, were sleeping. After entering the rooms, they severely beat both priests, took them captive, and demanded the keys to the church’s donation box and an almirah containing school fees and other funds.
After obtaining the keys, the miscreants looted around Rs 10 lakh and fled the scene. On Saturday morning, church officials informed Brahmani Tarang police station about the incident.
The police arrived at the scene with a forensic team and a dog squad. Rourkela SP Brijesh Kumar Rai visited RGH on Saturday afternoon to speak with the injured priests. Subsequently, the police have registered a case under Section 395 of the IPC and have started an investigation to apprehend the miscreants.
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