19-05-2025
6 Bengal cattle traders robbed of over Rs 3 lakh in Purnia dist, 1 shot at
Patna: Around half a dozen armed robbers shot at a cattle trader and beat up five others with the butt of a pistol near the Dibri bridge under Sarsai police station area in Purnia district on Monday.
They also robbed them of Rs 3.50 lakh cash and escaped in a car. All the victims, residents of Malda district in West Bengal, were on their way to a cattle market in Banmankhi Haat in the district, when the incident took place, police said.
According to the police, seriously injured Sarful Haque (50), a resident of Sambalpur Tal in Malda district, and other cattle traders, including Mohd Khabir (46), Hasmuddin (50), Mohd Sadab (40), Amirul (40), and the pickup driver, Mohd Anar (43), have been admitted to the Govt Medical College and Hospital (GMCH), Purnia, for treatment.
Upon receiving information about the incident, a police team reached the hospital and recorded the victims' statements. Mohd Khabir, in his statement, said, "I was travelling with five companions from Malda to Banmankhi Haat in a pickup van to purchase cattle. A red car overtook our van near the Dibri bridge, and forced us to stop. Armed criminals got out of the vehicle and surrounded us. The criminals ordered us to hand over the cash at gunpoint.
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When we resisted, they fired two rounds at us, and one of the bullets hit Sarful Haque in the stomach, causing him to fall on the ground. They also snatched Rs 70,000 cash from my pocket, and took whatever cash other traders had. A total of Rs 3.5 lakh was robbed from us."
A cattle fair is organised in Banmankhi on every Monday. Traders from Bengal, Nepal, and Jharkhand come here to buy cattle. "Criminals scout the traders by observing their appearance and vehicles. They then carry out robberies. Most of the criminals operating here are from Madhepura and have connections with local criminals. We are investigating the matter and trying to identify the criminals involved," said Sarsi SHO, Manish Chandra Yadav.
