Patna: Four armed men allegedly looted around Rs3 lakh from a Customer Service Point (CSP) in Vibhutipur area of Samastipur district on Tuesday afternoon after holding its operator hostage. The incident took place on Surouli-Shahpur bridge along Dalsinghsarai main road.CSP operator Vivek Kumar said the men entered the centre, locked the front door and threatened him at gunpoint. They allegedly assaulted him when he resisted before fleeing through the rear entrance with the cash. The men also allegedly removed the CCTV cameras before escaping.Hearing the commotion, nearby residents gathered and chased the suspects. When shopkeeper Sarwan Kumar Pandit tried to intervene, one of the men allegedly pointed a gun at him. Villagers then confronted the group, leading to a scuffle in which two bags and a weapon were reportedly snatched from the suspects. The men, however, managed to escape with the cash.A police team responding to a Dial 112 emergency call reached the spot and began an investigation. SDPO Sanjay Kumar Sinha said police were working to identify the suspects and that they would be arrested soon.
