Trader shot at, robbed off Rs. 6 lakh

Unidentified miscreants today shot at and wounded a trader before looting Rs. Six lakh cash and his bike at Baraghat bridge in Chakia area of Bihar's East Champaran district, a police officer said.

The trader Ramchandra Prasad was riding a bike on way to Chakia when armed bike-borne miscreants intercepted him and shot at his abdomen before looting a bagful of cash and his motorcycle, Chakia police station in-charge Ashok Kumar Azad said.

The injured trader was rushed to a private hospital in Muzaffarpur where his condition was said to be stable, he said.

A case has been lodged in this connection and raids were on.