A number of masked robbers, wearing military-style clothes and wielding country-made pistols and different lethal weapons, robbed a department of the State Financial institution of India (SBI) in Karnataka’s Vijayapura district Tuesday night.
The Vijayapura police mentioned the robbers overpowered the personnel on the SBI department within the Chadchana city, threatened and restrained the supervisor, cashier, and different workers members earlier than executing the crime. The police mentioned the theft occurred at 6.30 pm when the financial institution was closed to clients, and the safety guard was on depart.
That is the second financial institution heist reported within the Vijayapura district in 4 months.
In keeping with the First Info Report (FIR), the boys fled with Rs 1.04 crore in money and 20 kg gold price Rs 20 crore from the financial institution. The police mentioned there have been three males contained in the financial institution, and that two extra have been outdoors.
The police additionally mentioned a few bullets have been fired contained in the department, and some individuals have been standing outdoors to withdraw cash from the ATM kiosk when the SBI heist occurred.
Laxman B Nimbargi, Superintendent of Police, Vijayapura, advised reporters, “We responded instantly after receiving details about the theft. At present, the precise quantity of stolen money and gold ornaments stays unclear pending the arrival of senior financial institution officers.”
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In keeping with the FIR, Tarakeshwar, the financial institution supervisor, mentioned that a couple of minutes earlier than the theft, a person aged 25 to 30 years, carrying a masks, cap, and glasses, entered his chamber.
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“He wished to open a present account, and he produced the shape with he unsuitable particulars. I requested him to appropriate it. In the meantime, my colleague Mahanthesh and I went in the direction of the robust room to shut the day’s account. The person adopted us, and at gunpoint advised us ‘money nikalo warna jaan se maar doonga’ (Take out the money, else we’ll kill you),” Tarakeshwar mentioned.
He mentioned extra males got here and tied their palms and legs, in line with the FIR.
A police officer mentioned the robbers additionally tied up some clients, packed the property in sacks earlier than locking the premises from outdoors, and fled the spot. The workplace added that the crime has been captured within the CCTV footage.
The police suspect the perpetrators fled towards Maharashtra by way of the Hulajanti route, indicating doable interstate coordination — suggesting a well-planned escape technique that would complicate the investigation.
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The same theft occurred in Could, when thieves fled with Rs 5.20 lakh in money and 58.97 kg of gold jewelry price roughly Rs 53.26 crore from a Canara Financial institution locker in Managuli village within the state’s Bijapur district. The police arrested 15 suspects after they investigated the theft.