Bank dacoity in Malda

A team of five dacoits today

looted Rs 20 lakh from United Bank of India's Sujapur branch here, the police said.

The incident happened within the jurisdiction of Kaliachak police station after 1 pm, when five dacoits entered the bank, looted the money and fled, the police said.

Superintendent of police of Malda, Arnab Ghosh visited the spot.

Around Rs 20 lakh was looted from the bank and the officials are calculating the exact amount of money that was looted, the SP said.