Miscreants allegedly looted more than Rs 9 lakh at gunpoint in two separate incidents in Baleswar and Ganjam districts on Monday. In the first incident, an employee of Swosti Resort was on his way to bank in a car carrying Rs 6 lakh to deposit the amount.
In meantime, three motorcycle-borne miscreants intercepted the four-wheeler near the Bhejiput School under Khallikote police station in Ganjam district, terrorised him by brandishing guns, and snatched money from him. In another incident, Ashok Jena (45), who works as an accountant with a private company in Baleswar, was travelling to a bank by a motorcycle carrying Rs 3.20 lakh for depositing cash when two persons attacked him and fired at his leg near Khan Nagar under Sadar police station.