Daltonganj police have nipped in bud a plan to loot an Insurance agent here said sources.
Three criminals were zeroing in on this agent since long.. The criminals had even done a recce of the place Baraon falling between Daltonganj and Garhwa road through which the insurance agent used to go to Garhwa for deposit of the insurance money of various policy holders.
Sources said on Tuesday October 4 the three were in the government bus stand in Daltonganj eyeing this insurance agent to bboard bus or any four wheeler to loot him in Baraon area.
DSP Prabhat Ranjan Barwar said ' I got a tip off this and accordingly a team of police men was put on this job'.
Barwar said the team found the three in wait for the insurance agent at the government bus stand here on Tuesday. The 3 are identified as Rakesh Paswan Dabloo Paswan and Depak Pandey.Rakesh and Dabloo hail from Paton police station while Pandey belongs to Pandeypura.
Daltonganj police arrested the trio and recovered two rounds of ammunition and one pistol. Two cell phones were also recovered.
Barwar said had he not taken fast action these three desperate youths in the age group of 22 to 25 could have looted the insurance agent or could have harmed him too as it is festive time and these three just wanted lots of cash for them.
Sources said the action of the police was so suddenand quick that none of the three could put up any resistance or tried to run away even.