A bank cashier was looted of Rs 5 lakh by bike-borne miscreants in Rourkela in broad day light on Monday.
Bablu Behera, Cashier of Utkal Gramya Bank, Salanga Bahal Branch under Raiboga police station withdrew Rs 5 lakh from the Basanti Colony branch and was to his branch at Salang Bahal by bus.
While he reached near his branch, at around 2 pm two bike-borne miscreants wearing helmets snatched away the bag from him by terrorising him at gun point and fled the spot.
Birmitrapur SDPO PC Routray, IIC lN Bhoi and Raiboga police officials reached the spot and started a probe. Odisha-Jharkhand border was sealed to thwart the miscreants bid to escape.