A cashier of a private firm was looted of Rs 9 lakh cash in broad daylight near Chouhan Plaza under Chowni Police station on Tuesday afternoon.
The victim identified as Ashish Sharma worked in a company that deals in tobacco. He was on his way to deposit Rs 9 lakh in the Union Bank Supela, when the loot happened, Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) City Rohit Kumar Jha said.
The incident happened near Chouhan Plaza close to Karbala Dargah around 2 pm, police said.
The victim who was on a bike was accosted by three bike-borne assailants coming from behind. When the victim stopped the bike, the youths took out a gun and fired shots in the air, police said.
The assailants then looted the cash at the gunpoint and fled on the bike. Victim then informed the police, who have lodged a case and have launched investigations.