A group of armed unidentified persons, in army fatigues and faces covered, entered the house of the BJP Mahila Morcha President of Tulsibari unit Sipra Das at Rangia early this morning
They confined the leader along with her son and daughter at gunpoint and looted Rs forty thousand in cash along with gold and silver ornaments whose worth was yet to be ascertained.
The miscreants looted the suitcase and a gold necklace from the girls who are students of Siliguri Institute of Technology and were on their way home for their summer vacation.
The police arrested one person while the others managed to escape and a massive hunt has been launched to nab them.