Trader robbed, three arrested

A foodgrian trader was robbed of Rs two lakh by three persons from Katoria Main Road in Banka district, police said today.

The incident occurred when Kush Kumar when he was on his way from his residece at Sangrampur in Munger district to Deoghar in Jharkhand in a pick-up van to purchase foodgrain last evening, Banka Superintendent of Police Satya Prakash said.

Three persons, including the driver of the vehicle, were arresred and Rs 1.5 lakh recovered, he said. A motorcycle belonging to the culprits was also seized.