PATNA: Unidentified criminals looted Rs15 lakh from a trader, Shaukat Ansari, at gunpoint near Lakhnaura Pokhra village under Nabiganj police outpost in
Siwan district on Sunday.
Siwan SP Abhinav Kumar said the victim’s statement was being verified. “He has been giving conflicting statement to the local police,” the SP said. The victim told the police that three bike-borne youths hit his motorbike from behind when he was on way to the local market from his shop.
He fell down and the criminals snatched his bags containing the cash.