robbed Rs 5 lakh from the storage space of a motorbike at the busy ADB Chowk under Town police station area in Bihar's Araria district, a police officer said.
The miscreants broke open the bike's storage space and took out the cash which was in a bag, before escaping, Superintendent of Police (SP) Vijay Kumar Verma said.
The stolen cash belonged to a trader Vishnuchand Yadav who withdrew the amount from a private bank, he said.
The miscreants trailed Yadav and his associate Anil Kumar Gupta who was riding pillion and broke open the storage space soon after the duo parked the two-wheeler and left for a shop, the SP said adding, raids were on to nab the miscreants and trace the cash.