Two motorcycle-ridden criminals snatched `5.40 lakh from Vijay Kumar, who works for city-based hotel Capitol Hill, on Thursday when he was returning after withdrawing the stolen amount from a nearby branch of IDBI Bank.
As Vijay reached Ikra Masjid Chowk after coming out of the bank with the bag containing the money, the robbers drove by him and snatched it. After snatching the bag, they fled towards Main Road. The money the salaries of the employees of the hotel as their salaries.
A case was filed at Hindpiri police station in this regard. City SP Kishor Kaushal and Kotwali ASP Anshuman Kumar also arrived at the crime scene to look into the matter. Police officials are going through CCTV footage gathered from nearby shops.