A driver of RR Agency of Bokaro Thermal fled with Rs 1.7 lakh from Mahindra pickup van of agency on Kathara-Phusro road near Jarandih here on Wednesday evening, said police on Thursday.
The incident took place around 6 pm on Wednesday at Jarandih market, about 5 km from Bokaro Thermal police station, while the van heading toward Bokaro Thermal from different place of the localities. Two staffers of the agency Manoj Kumar Singh and Rakesh Singh and driver of the van Shagir Ansari were carrying some patanjali articles and cash Rs 1.7 lakh in a Mahindra pickup van (JH-09M -6171).
When they reached near Jarandih, two of them gone to near market for delivering the patanjali articles in a shop, said an employee of RR agency Manoj Kumar Singh.
After taking this advantage Shagir Ansari started the van and fled toward the CCl power plant and dropped the van near Manik more and escaped with cash. The owner of the RR agency Ravi Gulati later informed the local police. A manhunt has been launched to arrest the driver.
While the local residents spotted a Mahindra pickup van near isolated place of Jarandih here on Thursday afternoon and informed the local police.
The police later recovered the van near Manik more in Jarandih area and found broken its cash box and cash of Rs 1.7 lakh missing, said police sources.
Officer-in charge Rajesh Kujur said that a case had been registered against the driver, Shagir Ansari, and the police teams had been formed to track down the driver.