Armed miscreants today looted Rs 37 lakh from an employee of a cash collection agency while he was on his way to deposit the money in a bank, collected from two shopping complexes, police said.
According to Deputy Superintendent of Police, Town, Ashish Anand, the incident took place this morning in Club Road locality under Mithanpura police station area of the city.
He said two motorcycle-borne miscreants approached the cash collection agency employee who was riding solo with the money he had collected from Big Bazaar and City Life shopping complexes a little distance away.
The Deputy SP said the miscreants sneaked in from behind and snatched the bag containing the cash and sped away, firing gunshots in the air to dispel onlookers.
An investigation is on and footages of CCTV cameras installed nearby were being examined to identify the cluprits, he added.
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