Businessman robbed of Rs2.5 lakh in Giridih

Two motorcycle borne armed miscreants looted `2.5 lakh from a businessman near Hazaribagh road railway station early morning on Monday.The victim Pradeep Ram was going to the railway station on a motorcycle  when he was accosted by miscreants and forced to give up all this money at gun point, travelling in the two motorcycles. The area is under the jurisdiction of the Saria police station where an FIR has been lodged.

According to police sources, Ram a resident of Chandory village of saria area has a shop in that area. Around 7 am on Monday, he left for the railway station carrying the amount with him.As soon as he reached near railway station, two five of the miscreants sitting on two bikes followed him and hit his beg from the backside following which the businessman fell on the road. Seeing him lying on the road, the miscreants stopped their bikes and came near him. In the meantime, two other criminals also on a bike, picked up the amount from him .Ram tried to raise, but the miscreants took the money at gunpoint. later they fled

the site of occurrence.Irate locals’ businessmen prevented movement of vehicles on Saria market Hazaribag road railway station road .

Ex MlA of Bagodar, Binod Singh along with local Saria police reached the spot to pacify the errant mob.