The trader Ramchandra Prasad was riding a bike on way to Chakia when armed bike-borne miscreants intercepted him and shot at his abdomen before looting a bagful of cash and his motorcycle, Chakia police station in-charge Ashok Kumar Azad said.
The injured trader was rushed to a private hospital in Muzaffarpur where his condition was said to be stable, he said.
A case has been lodged in this connection and raids were on.