One person was killed when a group of armed men looted a long route bus carrying several passengers to Nawadah from Kolkata here on Sunday, police said today.
The incident took place when around five dacoits signaled the bus to stop on NH-2 GT road near Madhupur village, following which they gunned down the a passenger when he resisted the loot, police said.
The dacoits also looted cash worth over a lakh and ornaments from the passengers, they said.
The youth has been identified as 28-year-old Abhay Kumar, a resident of Nawadah in Bihar, police said, adding, the bus carrying several passengers, including few women, was coming from Kolkata WB.
No arrest has been made so far in this connection, they said, adding, search operation to nab the accused has been started. The incident occurred within limits of Nimiaghat police station area in Giridih.
Police sources said that two businessmen were boarding the Dayal bus going from Kolkata to Bihar. In which one jewelry businessman and another textile businessman were also as passenger in bus.
As soon as the bus reached near Madhupur in Nimiaghat police station area, the criminals in the bus took out the pistol and put on the jewelry businessman.
After two days, a family engagement programme was going to take place in the deceased's house, for which the businessman was returning after purchasing durables.
During the loot, the criminals also kept the driver and the conductor on the target of the pistol, later on the way, the criminals shot the businessman.
The same bus driver managed to escape by taking out the body of the deceased near Ghujadih in Dumri police station area. At present, the police has started investigating the entire case.