Satish Aditya
Motihari : Three armed robbers looted Rs 5,77 lakh cash at gun point in broad daylight on May 20, 2020, from Mehasi Branch of Punjab National Bank (PNB) under Mehasi police station in East Champaran District in North Bihar during lockdown. The robbers had covered their faces with cloth and looted cash from chest of the PNB branch located in the main market of Mehasi.
SDPO, Chakiya, Shailendra Kumar, said that according to bank employees five armed criminals riding two motorcycles reached at the gate of the bank and two of them entered inside the bank, looted cash, and escaped. The criminals had covered their face with black cloth.
East Champaran SP Navin Kumar Jha reached the bank and inquired into the incident. The SP directed police to conduct raids to nab the
criminals. Two suspects were caught by the villagers along with a motorcycle and handed over to police. They are being quizzed by police.