Bhubaneswar, Jan. 26 -- In the wake of burglary at his residence in Bhubaneswar late on Saturday night, Odisha Congress leader Niranjan Patnaik observed that the city has become hotspot for professional thieves and robbers.

"Bhubaneswar city is full of professional thieves and dacoits. It is very difficult to provide safety and security to common citizens here," the former Odisha Congress president expressed his concern.

Narrating the robbery incident at his residence situated at VIP area under Nayapalli police limits last night, he said that the robbers entered the second floor of the building, where his elder son Devjyoti Patnaik and his family stay, after 2.40 AM.

"They were the professional thieves as their faces and hands were cov...