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Armed men loot Rs 6.45 lakh from bank branch

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Press Trust of India Azamgarh
Armed men looted cash worth Rs 6.45 lakh from a bank in Mahrajganj area here this afternoon at gun point, police said.

The three men, who arrived on a motorcycle, opened fire outside the Raghupur branch of Bank of Baroda to scare away the locals. Their were no guard deployed at the bank gate, Superintendent of Police Kuntal Kishore said.

Once inside, they held the bank staff hostage at gun point before collecting the cash and fleeing away, the SP said, adding investigation is underway and man hunt launched to nab the culprits.
 

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First Published: Sep 30 2016 | 3:48 PM IST

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