Four armed robbers beat farmer, loot Rs 11.97 lakh from house at Pathare Khurd in Sinnar

Four unidentified robbers raided a bungalow on a farm settlement in the Pathare Khurd area of Sinnar taluka in Nashik district. In the incident, which took place at around 11.30 pm on Thursday (the 15th), farmer Rajendra Sitaram Davange (55) was beaten with wooden sticks. The robbers made off with goods worth Rs 11.97 lakh in all.

Davange's house is at a place called Davange Vasti in the Waregaon area on Jawalke Road. The four robbers, who were dressed in black and of slim build, broke the latch and chain of the bungalow's kitchen door and entered. They then struck Davange with wooden sticks. Brandishing a sickle, they forced the people in the house to stay silent.

The robbers took Rs 50,000 in cash kept in a cupboard in the bedroom. They also took gold jewellery belonging to Davange's wife Anita, a silver bracelet belonging to his son Akash and gold jewellery belonging to his sister Lankabai. Jewellery was also forcibly removed from the necks of Anita, daughter Ankita and Lankabai, who were sleeping in the hall. The complaint says a gold necklace was cut off Ankita Dhanwate's neck and taken away.

The loot includes gold necklaces, a bead necklace, rings, earrings, a mangalsutra and a silver bracelet. The cash of Rs 50,000 and the gold and silver jewellery worth Rs 11.47 lakh together make up the Rs 11.97 lakh stolen. After the crime, the four accused ran towards a nearby sugarcane field.

The robbers had spread terror in the house by threatening the family with weapons. A case has been registered against four unidentified accused at Wavi police station. Several police teams have been sent out to trace the robbers.

It has also emerged that the robbers attempted a theft in another nearby settlement. The armed robbery on a farm settlement has created fear among the farmer and people in the neighbourhood.