Motorcycle-borne miscreants intercepted Shivji Prasad, panchayat sevak of Bardahia panchayat, near Asaiya village and looted Rs four lakh from his bike's carrier, Superintendent of Police (SP) Satyaveer Singh said.
The panchayat official had withdrawn the cash from the a nationalised bank for distribution to the beneficiaries under old-age pension scheme, he said.
A case has been registered in this connection and raids were being carried out to nab the culprits, Singh added.