Rs 50 lakh looted from trader in Patna City

PATNA: Criminals looted Rs 50 lakh in cash from an edible oil trader near a fuel station on New Bypass under the Agamkuan police station area in Patna City around 9.45am on Monday.
The incident took place when the trader, Manoj Kumar Sah, was on way to deposit the money in Punjab National Bank with his assistant, Vijay Kumar, on a motorcycle.
Sah told the police that three youths riding on two bikes intercepted them near the bank and snatched the bag containing the cash. One of the robbers opened fire in the air to terrorise the locals before fleeing towards Zero Mile Chowk. While Sah was driving the motorbike, his staff was riding pillion.
The trader’s son, Vishnu Kumar, said his father had left the business centre at Pahari with collection of two days as the bank was closed on Saturday and Sunday.
City SP (east) Jitendra Kumar along with DSP, Patna City, Amit Sharan rushed to the spot and inquired about the incident. Kumar said a live cartridge was recovered from the spot.
The police also recovered the motorcycle used in the crime from Zero Mile locality, which is suspected to be a stolen one.
The City SP said CCTV footage was being obtained from the nearby localities to identify the criminals. SHO of Agamkuan police station, Abhijeet Kumar, said raids were on to arrest the criminals and recover the looted money.