A gang of four miscreants stormed into the house of a businessman and looted valuables.
The incident occurred at Sonarpur in South 24-Parganas on Tuesday night. The miscreants hit the housewife with a heavy substance when she refused to hand over the key of almirah to the miscreants. The incident occurred when her husband and her daughter were away from home.
Police said that the miscreants looted gold ornaments worth few lakh rupees and hard cash from the house. The housewife, Anjana Dey fell unconscious after being hit on her head.
The miscreants tied her with a rope when she fell on the ground. The miscreants later opened the almirah and looted the valuables. When her husband Satya Narayan Dey returned home along with their daughter Puja, they found that the woman was lying on the floor with her hands and legs tied with a rope.
She was taken to a private hospital. After being informed, police rushed to the spot and started a probe.