Puri/Bhubaneswar: Over Rs 5.5 lakh cash was looted from a woman SHG member in broad daylight at Sampur under Pipili police station limits of Puri district today. Likewise, Rs 5 lakh was snatched from man in Bhubaneswar.
According to sources, a group of 10 SHG members had gone to the Pipili branch of State Bank of India (SBI) to take a loan for their group. After getting a loan of Rs 5,58,000 from the bank, they were reportedly crossing the road to return to their houses.
In the meantime, two bike-borne miscreants suddenly came and fled the spot after snatching the cash which one of the members was carrying in a vanity-bag.
All the members of the SHG group cried for help and raised an alarm, but before anyone could identify them, the miscreants vanished from the spot.
Later, the women filed a complaint at Pipili police station, based on which cops started an investigation into the matter.
Simialry, Rs 5 Lakh cash was allegedly looted from a man by two bike-borne miscreants near the CRP square in Bhubaneswar. Nayapalli Police began a probe after getting a complaint from the victim, who is identified as Basudev Moharana.
According to Moharana, the loot took place while he was standing near his two-wheeler after withdrawing the money from the Axis Bank of CRP Square branch. The incident was captured by the CCTV cameras installed near the spot of robbery.
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