In yet another major looting incident within 24 hours in the State, cash amounting to Rs12.77 lakh was looted from a man at gun point in Devendra Nagar area of Raipur city by three unidentified bike borne youth on Thursday.
The incident occurred around 1.30 pm when CSN Murty of Shri Narayana Hospital was on his way to deposit cash amounting to Rs12.77 lakh in a bank, Superintendent of Police (SP) OP Pal informed.
Murty who is also Personal Assistant to Shri Narayana Hospital Director Dr Sunil Khemka was on a scooter and had kept cash in a white coloured bag. He was heading towards Bank of Baroda Branch in Pandri to deposit the money, police said.
Murthy had barely reached about one-and-a-half kms from the hospital in Devendra Nagar when three youths on a bike came from behind and pushed Murthy from the scooter who lost balance and fell. Suddenly, one of them took out a gun and pointed at him and the other person snatched the bag from him. The trio then quickly fled on the bike, police said.
The passers-by then came to the aid of Murthy and police was informed about the incident. Soon after getting information, Superintendent of Police O P Pal and a team of Central Crime Branch (CCB) with police force reached the spot, police said.
Immediately, checking on the various entry and exit points of city was enhanced. However, no arrest had been made so far, the SP said. A case in this connection has been registered with the Pandri police station and investigations have begun.