Two motorcycle-borne miscreants looted Rs 1.5 lakh from a potato trader at Daleighai on the Cuttack-Jagatsinghpur NH-55 on Tuesday night.
The potato trader identified as Sudarsan Sahoo, a resident of Balia village under Biridi block, was returning to his village by his bike after collecting money fromKandarpur Bazaar when two miscreants intercepted him at Daleighai.
They attacked Sahoo with a sharp weapon and when he fell down they snatched bag with the money and sped away from spot. Basing on Sahoo’s complaint,Biridi police have started investigation and scrutinisingCCTV footages to identify culprits. Besides, they are frisking all s vehicles, said Biridi police station IIC Dilip Kumar Sahoo.