Gold jewellery weighing over 1 kilogram was allegedly looted from a jewellery shop at Godisahi village under the Barang police station in Cuttack district on Sunday.
As per reports, six armed miscreants barged into the shop and looted the gold ornaments after attacking the shopkeeper. The incident took place when the shop owner was closing the shop at night.
After getting information about the robbery, police reached the spot and launched an investigation into the matter. Besides, they shifted the shop owner to a local hospital as he suffered injuries after being attacked by the robbers.
Police sources said that efforts are on to identify and nab the miscreants who fled with the hard disk of the CCTV camera installed in the shop.