Rs 1.5 Lakh was snatched in daylight today on the Daltonganj Chainpur road near the forest range office, said Uday Kumar Gupta officer in charge of Chainpur police station.
Gupta said two bike-borne criminals snatched the cash from Moin Ansari, a poultry trader who had this cash in a bag with him and was on another bike.
The Police officer said one of the snatchers had a helmet while the other had a mask on his face.
CCTV footage has been retrieved, said Gupta and efforts are on to identify the snatchers.