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Rice mill accountant robbed off Rs 6 lakh in Hajipur

Rice mill accountant robbed off Rs 6 lakh in Hajipur

Time of India3 days ago
Patna: Three bike-borne criminals shot and injured an accountant of a rice mill and snatched Rs 6.40 lakh cash from him under Industrial police station area of Hajipur in Vaishali district on Monday.
The incident occurred when the accountant was going to deposit the cash in a bank. He was admitted to the sadar hospital for treatment, police said.
According to the police, the injured clerk was identified as Subodh Kumar, son of Hari Jeevan Sah, a resident of Kushiyari under the Bidupur police station area in the district. He was shot near his waist. After the incident, all the criminals fled towards Paswan Chowk. Upon receiving news of the shooting, people arrived at the spot and admitted the injured to the hospital for treatment.
As soon as the incident was reported, Sadar SDPO-1 Subodh Kumar, reached the hospital and gathered information from the injured. "Subodh works at the Shree Ram Sundar Factory Dal Mill. He was on his way to deposit the money in Indian Bank at Paswan Chowk when the criminals robbed him. Three armed criminals were involved in the robbery. The condition of the injured is stable," said the SDPO.
He further added that the CCTV cameras installed in the area are being scanned to identify the robbers. "Raids are being carried out at the suspicious locations to nab them. Any possible involvement of some other employee of the mill is also being investigated," he added.
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