Rs 21 lakh snatched from farmer

Yamunanagar (Har), Feb 22 (PTI) In broad daylight, fiveunidentified persons today looted Rs 21 lakh from a farmer onBilaspur Chhachrauli road, some 15-km from here.

Farmer Hukam Singh, who had sold his agricultural landrecently, was on his way to deposit the money in a bank whenthe robbers struck, police said.

They snatched a bag containing Rs 21 lakh from him andsped away in a jeep.

The farmer was carrying another bag containing Rs 18lakh which was not noticed by the snatchers, the police said.

A hunt had been launched to nab the looters, they said.