PATNA: Armed robbers looted over Rs 21 lakh in three separate incidents in Bihar's Champaran, Samastipur and Begusarai districts, within a span of 48 hours.
Around four masked men looted over Rs 10 lakh at gunpoint from a microfinancing firm in Motihari town of East Champaran district on Wednesday.
N.C. Jha, SP of East Champaran, said: "The robbers executed the crime at gunpoint and took away Rs 10, 95, 975 from the counter of the finance company after it was opened at 8:30 am."
"We are examining the CCTV footage of the company to gather evidence about the identity of the accused. We have also raided multiple possible hideouts, " Jha said.
In another incident in Samastipur district, three unidentified men struck at the Jitwapur's SBI branch and decamped with Rs 5 lakh cash.
On Tuesday, four assailants looted Rs 6 lakh from UCO bank branch in Begusarai district.