Rs 14 lakh looted from gas agency staff in Bihar

Rs 14.29 lakh was looted on Monday from two employees of an LPG agency who were going on a two-wheeler to deposit the cash in a nationalised bank. Four gunmen snatched the bag containing the money at gunpoint in Bihar's Bhagalpur district. An FIR has been registered and efforts are on to arrest the culprits.

Bhagalpur (Bihar): Four gunmen looted Rs 14.29 lakh from two employees of an LPG agency in Bihar's Bhagalpur district Monday, police said.

The incident occurred at a place under Vishwavidyalaya police station limit when the two employees of the agency were going on a two-wheeler to deposit the cash in a nationalised bank.

Four men in two motorbikes intercepted them, snatched the bag containing the money at gunpoint and fled, police said.

Deputy Superintendent of Police Rajvansh Singh said an FIR has been lodged in this regard and efforts are on to arrest the culprits.

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