Rs. 1 lakh snatched from 75-year-old

Two motorcycle-borne robbers on Friday snatched a bag containing Rs1 lakh from a 75-year-old man in Noida, the police said.
Ramswarup, a resident of Sector 56, had withdrawn the cash from the Syndicate Bank branch in Sector 18 and was walking towards the parking lot, when the two men on a motorbike passed by him, snatched the bag containing the money, and fled.
"We have registered a case on Ramswarup's complaint and are trying to nab the robbers," said Inspector Vijay Prakash of Sector 20 police station.

Source: NDTV

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