Srinagar: A group of armed men today looted Rs 6 lakh from the personal vehicle of a bank manager who was on his way to his office in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district, police said.

The official, who was on his way from Kulgam to his branch of Jammu and Kashmir Bank at Kapran carrying Rs 6 lakh cash in his personal vehicle, was allegedly intercepted by a group a four gunmen, a police official said.

Official sources said that a group of gunmen stopped the bank manager traveling in his swift vehicle (JK18-8375) at Kapran in the southern district.

He said the official was beaten up by the armed men before they took away the cash and fled the spot.

Police have started investigations into the incident. (PTI)

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