Two motorcycle–borne armed miscreants looted Rs46,000 in cash from a lIC agent near town municipal office, Phusro on Phusro-Bokaro road under the Bermo police station in broad daylight on Saturday .The Bermo police have launched a manhunt to track down the criminals. According to reports, the lIC agent Ahindra Nath Bhaskar was carrying the amount in a bag after collecting cash from customers in his vehicle to deposit it in the lIC office, Phusro at around 11am.
The two criminals ,who were following Bhaskar overtook him in their Hero Honda, motorcycle near town municipal office. One of them cornered lIC agent, Bhaskar while the other kept motorcycle engine on. Before the victim could react, his bag was snatched and the criminals sped away towards Bokaro. The motorcycle’s number plate was covered with a paper and could not be noted down. A First Information Report (FIR) has been lodged with Bermo police station, who started a manhunt to nab the criminals but no arrests have been made so far.