Nagpur, Sep 25 (PTI) Two employees of a courier firm were robbed of Rs 20 lakh at knifepoint in Itwari area of Nagpur on Saturday, police said.

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The incident took place near Chinteshwar Mandir at around 3pm when the two were moving on a moped, a Lakadganj police station official said.

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"Three people came on a motorcycle, stopped the two courier employees, looted Rs 20 lakh at knifepoint and escaped. A case has been registered and efforts are on to nab them," he said.

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