A cash collection agent carrying Rs 50,000 on a motorbike was robbed near Bankhanjo rail bridge at Mufassil area in Giridih on Saturday night. The robbers, who were on five bikes, intercepted the motorbike near railway bridge and snatched the cash bag and fled towards Giridih town, said police.
The incident occurred around 8 pm on Saturday. The LIC agent identified as Sibu Verma had collected the cash from Kobad village and other establishments here on Saturday night. While he was returning home at Bijalibathan five bikers snatched the bag from him near Bankhanjo railway bridge.
The robbers asked him to hand over the cash bag. When he refused, they hit him with the butt of a pistol and snatched the bag. They also snatched his mobile phone before fleeing the spot.
The youth borrowed a phone from a passerby and informed the Mufassil Officer in- Change Ratnesh Mohan Thakur and his manager. A team from Mufassil police station soon reached the spot to probe the incident. The agent told the cops that the robbers were wearing helmets and the number plates of their bikes were not visible.