Rs 2.78 lakh looted from trading agency employees

Friday, September 22, 2006, 23:34 [IST]

Varanasi, Sep 22 (UNI) In a broad daylight incident three masked criminals looted Rs 2.78 lakh in cash from the employees of a trading agency at gun point in Sigra area here today.

Police said here that the agency employees including Ranjit Bhattacharya, Rajiv Kapoor and Mahendra Sarkar (driver) were going to deposit Rs 2.78 lakh in cash at a bank in Rathyatra locality.

When the car reached near the Sigra stadium, three masked criminals on a motor cycle intercepted the four-wheeler and snatched the bag containing the cash at gunpoint. The criminal trio fled from the scene immediately thereafter, police added.

A manhunt has been launched to nab the absconding criminals.

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