Unidentified dacoits looted Rs 4 lakh at gun point from a bank in Jharkhand's Giridih district on Friday, police said.
Seven criminals barged into the Buddudih branch of the Gramin Bank in Giridih district, about 180 km from Ranchi.
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They looted Rs 4 lakh at gun point from the bank's money-chest and escaped.
Police have launched a hunt to arrest the dacoits.
More than 65 banks have been looted in the last nine years in Jharkhand, according to official figures.
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