A collection agent was robbed of Rs6 lakh at gunpoint in broad daylight near Mahagun Mall in Vaishali on Monday, police said.
According to police, collection agent Hirdesh, who worked for a company Wride Safeguards, had collected Rs6 lakh from four points in Indirapuram area. He was going to collect money from other points in the same area when four men on two motorcycles overtook his bike near Mahagun Mall and forced him to stop his bike, said police.
The men put a pistol to his head and snatched the bag containing the cash. They then fled from the spot, the victim told police.
“We have registered a complaint and started the investigation. We are looking for clues from the CCTV footage from cameras installed in the nearby areas,” said Inspector Gorakh Nath Yadav of Indirapuram police station.