ITAHARI: An unidentified group of masked robbers on Tuesday broke into a factory in Sunsari on Tuesday.

The masked men barged into the Agrahari Prabhat Food Product Factory at Duhabi Bhaluwa Municipality-4 and took under control the factory's manager, Jitu Agrahari, at gunpoint before the robbery.

Agrahari, who was injured in the attack, is undergoing treatment at a local health centre.

According to police, they fled away with Rs 78,000 cash, five mobile phone sets and a CCTV camera.

The Duhabi Area Police Office has launched an investigation into the incident.