The Baleswar police cracked the broad-daylight robbery at the Union Bank at Talasari in the district on April 26 by arresting six persons in connection with the case on Wednesday.
Police also seized 300 gm gold ornaments, three pistols, nine mobile phones, four bikes and Rs 6.2 lakh cash from the possession of the accused. Police said while three of the accused are from Nachinda, Routmandaruni and Baharda under the Kamarda police station of Baleswar, the others are residents of Dantan and Janput in West Bengal.
Baleswar SP Sagarika Nath said the accused had criminal antecedents and were involved in various cases of robbery from State Bank of India and Bank of Baroda in Basta, Bhograi UCO Bank and jewellery shops in West Bengal.
Six armed miscreants barged into the Chandaneswar Union Bank and looted 600 packets of gold ornaments and Rs 46 lakh cash. While two of them jumped over the cash counter, others locked the main entrance and carried out the robbery at gunpoint.
Following the robbery, bank Manager Navneet Xalxo had filed a police complaint and case had been registered.
Later, an ivestigation was initiated and after scanning all CCTV footages, it came to the fore that around 10 to12 persons were involved in the crime. A search was subsequently carried out by a special team and six members of the gang were nabbed. Efforts are on to track down all others involved in the case, Nath said.