Bhopal, July 2 -- A gang of armed dacoits broke into the house of a BJP village Sarpanch and decamped with a booty of around Rs one crore, including jewellery and Rs 50 lakh cash in the Morena district of Madhya Pradesh in the wee hours of Wednesday.

According to the police, the incident occurred in Alapur village at around 1.30 AM.

The miscreants broke into the house of village Sarpanch Manju Yadav. Her husband, Rajkumar Yadav is also a BJP leader of the area.

The couple was sleeping in the house along with their two children when the incident happened.

They later told the police that at least four armed dacoits entered the house, while some others kept watch outside. The dacoits held the family at gun point and looted Rs 50 lakh cash,...