Rs.10 lakh snatched in Ranchi

Unidentified criminals on Wednesday snatched Rs.10 lakh from a person after he arrived at the railway station here from Bokaro, police said.

Police said Rajendra Prasad Yadav was in the process of boarding a vehicle at the railway station when the criminals snatched his bag containing Rs.10 lakh.

Yadav later lodged a complaint with Chutia police station in Ranchi.

On Monday, criminals had snatched Rs.6 lakh from the staff of a petrol station at Mecon Gate here.

"Jungle raj seems to prevail in Jharkhand. Criminals are looting cash, killing people on a regular basis in Ranchi," said Jharkhand Congress spokesperson Kishore Sahdeo.