Nabarangpur, May 26 -- Some unidentified miscreants looted a jeweller of gold and silver ornaments worth more than Rs 5 lakh by attacking him with sharp weapons near Bhimaguda village of Dhodra panchayat under Jharigaon block in Nabarangpur district, today.

The victim man was identified as Chandan Kumar Soni, who is a native of Haraj village in Motihari district of neighbouring Bihar. He used to reside in Nabarangpur district and run a jewellery shop.

According to a source, Chandan has been residing in Bhimaguda village for around the last five months. His retail outlet is located at Dhodra. As usual, he was returning home after closing his shop, along with his 5-year-old son Piyush and a bag containing gold and silver ornaments.

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