Two motorcycle borne gun wielding criminals on Wednesday opened fire on a finance company manager and snatched Rs 2 lakh from him. However, later both the criminals were overpowered by villagers and handed over to the police.
Reports said Bharat Finance manager Debaranjan Mohapatra was returning office after collecting money from some SHG units operating in Erasama area.
All of a sudden, two motor cycle borne criminals appeared on scene and followed him.
They opened fire on him at Sahadabedi village.As a result, Mohapatra fell down from his bike.
Soon, criminals snatched away his cash bag and proceeded towards Erasama.
As news spread, a few villagers converged at Ghodadiha village in Sompur Panchayat intercepted them, but in retaliation, criminals started opening fire but the bullet hit a roadside tree.
The police rushed to the spot and picked up the duo, who were identified as Rakesh Das of Olavara village and Narayan Mallick from Teratanga village under Balikuda block.
Meanwhile, The cash bag looted by the criminals was not recovered and an investigation was on.