Miscreants loot cash from Bhubaneswar-bound bus at gunpoint

Balasore: Unidentified armed miscreants allegedly looted over Rs 10,000 from the conductor of a Bhubaneswar-bound bus near Jamudihi Sahi Chhak under Nilagiri police limits in Odisha’s Balasore district, last night.

According to reports, two youths having guns intercepted the bus and barged inside the vehicle, which was on its way to Bhubaneswar from Sarat in Mayurbhanj. The duo then threatened the driver and conductor of the bus at gunpoint and thrashed them.

They forcibly took away more then Rs 10,000 from the possession of the conductor. Acting on a complaint lodged by the conductor, police have started investigation into the incident.