Berhampur: A jewellery store owner and his daughter was attacked by masked miscreants during a loot at Bazar Sahi in Aska of Ganjam district on Thursday night.
Reportedly, the owner of Mahalakshmi Jewellers Prabhakar Patra had closed his shop and was in his house adjacent to the shop when four masked miscreants came on three motorcycles.
They broke into the house, attacked Patra and his daughter, and decamped with the loot. While details of the loot are unknown, Aska Police has initiated a probe into the incident.
Patra had sustained severe injuries in the attack. He was first admitted to Aska hospital from where he was shifted to MKCG Medical College & Hospital in Berhampur.
