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Family robbed, beaten by 5 persons

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Press Trust of India Jaipur
Five unidentified miscreants allegedly robbed a family of cash and valuables after holding them hostage in Vaishali Nagar area here, police said today.

The incident took place last night when the accused entered the house after removing window grills and held the family hostage, they said.

They also thrashed the family with iron rods and threatened them with knives and later left with cash and gold jewellery, police said.

The value of the loot is being estimated by the family, police said, adding, efforts were on to identify and locate the culprits.

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First Published: Sep 19 2014 | 3:25 PM IST

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