Over Rs 50 lakh cash stolen from Bank branch

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Press Trust of India Siwan
Last Updated : Dec 16 2013 | 7:37 PM IST
A sum of over Rs 50 lakh was stolen from a Canara Bank branch in Bihar's Siwan district, police said today.
Thieves entered into the branch by removing grill of the ventilator last night and escaped with the cash kept in the almirah by cutting it with the help of gas cutter, Sub Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) Vivekanand said.
Branch manager Alok Kumar lodged an FIR today in Gutni police station in the theft case, he said.
SDPO said the thieves failed to cut strong-room vault with the help of gas cutter and left only with the cash they could gather from the almirah.
There was no guard on duty at the bank at the time of the theft, the SDPO added.
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First Published: Dec 16 2013 | 7:37 PM IST

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