Gunmen loot Rs 11 lakh from Kashmir bank

Gunmen looted Rs 11 lakh from a bank in the Kashmir Valley on Thursday, authorities said.

Police said four gunmen entered the Ratnipora branch of the J&K Bank Ltd in Pulwama and decamed with the money.

"They looted around Rs 11 lakh at gunpoint from the cash counter. A manhunt has been launched to nab the robbers," a police officer said.

This is the fourth bank robbery in the valley in the last five months.

--IANS

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