Armed robbery of cash and gold worth crores at bank in Samastipur
Patna: Armed miscreants robbed a Bank of Maharashtra branch in Samastipur district of Rs 15 lakh cash and gold deposit worth over Rs 4 crore on Wednesday. The robbers entered the bank branch in the Kashipur locality of Samastipur Town police station area in groups, posing as customers, and then took staff and customers hostage at gunpoint. They carried out the robbery for 45 minutes, before escaping with the booty as well as the cellphones of the bank employees.Soon after getting information, a large police force, led by Samastipur superintendent of police Ashok Mishra and Sadar SDPO, reached the spot and started an investigation.Mishra said the police received information about the incident from the bank after a considerable delay. "The criminals had locked all the employees in a room and had also taken away the cellphones of the customers. First the Dial-112 team arrived, followed by the Town police. It is being investigated whether the bank's alarm was functioning. Additionally, there was no guard. The bank's senior officials will be questioned regarding this. We are also reviewing the CCTV camera footage from the bank and nearby areas. Police teams have been deployed in the direction the criminals fled, and efforts are being made to identify them."The branch's deputy manager, Shashibhushan Kumar, said at first two pairs of robbers entered the bank under the pretence of opening savings accounts around 11.30am. "They inquired about the required documents, and we were discussing this. Meanwhile, seven more robbers entered and held everyone at gunpoint, before emptying the locker and cash counter. The robbers also took away our cellphones, and escaped easily," he said, adding no one noticed anything, even as the bank is located in a market area.Sadar subdivisional police officer Sanjay Kumar Pandey said that as soon as the bank robbery was reported, the entire town area was sealed off. "The police have set up checkpoints at various locations for vehicle inspection. It is expected that the criminals must have used three to four bikes in the robbery. A close watch is being kept on the commuters. The criminals will be identified and arrested soon."
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