A group of dacoits looted cash and valuables worth about Rs 15 lakh from bus passengers near Sandeshkhali in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district, police said on Tuesday. Around seven to eight dacoits boarded the Sonakhali-Kolkata bus which was carrying many traders who were travelling to Kolkata to purchase goods, they said.
The dacoits told the passengers to hand over their cash and other valuables to them and threatened them with dire consequences if they refused. After collecting the cash and valuables the dacoits got down at Sandeskhali, police added. Bureau Report