Bhubaneswar, Nov. 14 -- Five miscreants allegedly looted Rs 25 lakh in cash and over 400 grams of gold ornaments from a house in Lingaraj Nagar of Jeypore town in Odisha's Koraput district on Friday.

The robbers allegedly held the family hostage and remained inside the house for around four hours before fleeing with the valuables.

The incident took place at the house of Satyanarayan Dalei. The miscreants knocked on the door on Friday night and as soon as Dalei opened it, they overpowered him and tied his hands and legs.

They then entered the house and threatened other family members with swords and sharp weapons. The family was overpowered as the miscreants searched the house and collected cash and gold ornaments.

The miscreants repor...