Nayagarh:A thief was beaten up black and blue by locals for committing robbery from a house at Baigunia village under Fatehgarh police limits in Odisha’s Nayagarh district late last night.
Reportedly, four burglars had arrived on two motorbikes to the village last night and broke into the house of one Pathani Nanda when there was nobody in the house.
They had robbed gold jewellery, a bank cheque book, an ATM card and Rs 20,000 cash from the house. However, an alert neighbour of Nanda informed the villagers about the burglary following which they surrounded the house.
Out of four thieves, three escaped seeing the approaching villagers but one was caught by a group of people. The accused was allegedly tied up with an electric pole and thrashed by the angry locals.
On being informed, police reached the spot this morning and rescued the thief from the mob.
A case of theft has been registered at Fatehgarh Police Station in this connection.
An investigation is going on and a manhunt has been launched to nab other 3 associate
