PRAYAGRAJ, July 19 -- : In Jari Bazaar under Kaundhiara police station area, miscreants took the wife of a grain merchant hostage at knifepoint in broad daylight and looted several lakh rupees on Friday afternoon. The miscreants took away about Rs.2.5 lakh in cash besides 25 tolas of gold. The police have registered a case and are searching for the thieves.

As per reports, Raj Kumar Kesarwani, a resident of Galla Mandi in Jari Bazaar, is a grain merchant. Like every day, on Friday morning he went to his shop located some distance from the house. His children had also gone to school while his wife, Radha Devi, was alone in the house. At around 10am, she went to the temple outside the house to worship. The main door of the house was open. ...