Dhenkanal, Nov 16: In a broad daylight heist, some unidentified miscreants have looted Rs 1.8 lakh from a businessman in Dhenkanal on Tuesday.

The victim has been identified as Bichitrananda Mohanty.

According to the report, Bichitrananda was in the branch of State Bank of India (SBI) in Lakhmibazaar supermarket area and his bike was parked in front of the bank with Rs 1.8 lakh cash in the bike basket.

Some unidentified miscreants broke open the basket and fled with the cash.

Being informed, town police reached the spot and launched a probe into the matter.

Worth mentioning, a similar case was reported in the city on Monday.