Barh fuel station manager robbed of Rs5.75 lakh
Patna: Four masked robbers looted Rs 5.75 lakh in cash from a fuel station manager in the Barh sub-division of Patna district on Monday. The incident took place near the railway kiosk at Doma village under the Salimpur police station area.
Upon receiving information, police teams from Salimpur and Bakhtiarpur stations reached the spot to begin the investigation.
Barh SDPO-2 Abhishek Singh said, "The manager, Vijay Kumar, was on his way to deposit cash at the bank from the Buddha Fossil Fuel Centre around 5pm when two motorcycles with four masked robbers arrived. They snatched the cash from Vijay at gunpoint and threatened to kill him. After the robbery, the culprits fled the same way they came."
Vijay, who routinely deposits cash at the bank, was targeted on a relatively deserted stretch of road. Police are reviewing CCTV footage from nearby cameras and questioning locals.
"The investigation is in progress and the police are identifying those involved in the loot," Singh added.
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