Loot attempt with CMS official in Jamshedpur: Police arrest two accused

Jamshedpur, Nov 18: In a breakthrough, police on Thursday arrested two men who had shot at a Cash Management Service (CMS) company official while trying to loot cash in Bistupur on November 15 evening. Those arrested have been identified as Rajeev Sharma (32) and Ram Sundar Sharma (28), both residents of Parsudih and Kadma respectively.

Addressing a press meet, Senior SP M Tamil Vanan said that the police arrested the two following a statement made by a CMS company official Jitendra Kumar Singh against two unidentified bike-borne criminals who had tried to loot Rs 8.5 lakhs from him.

“The accused had tried to snatch a bag that contained Rs 8.5 lakhs near the St Mary’s Church on N Road in Bistupur on Monday. One of the two criminals opened fire at the victim. The shot had hit the victim’s right leg, causing a minor injury, ” he said while addressing a press conference on Thursday.

Vanan said the victim used to collect cash from the business establishments and get the money deposited with the company office at Ranikudar in Bistupur. The senior SP said one of the accused, Rajeev who would work in Blue Dart courier was known to the victim. Rajeev had conspired the plan for committing the loot by three others. Rajeev was the mastermind behind the incident.

The senior SP said that they were looking for two more criminals, including the shooter. He said those arrested have confessed their involvement in the crime, adding that they are trying to trace out the two remaining accused soon.