In a dramatic series of incidents, a member of a thieves’ gang was arrested after three to four persons decamped with Rs 3 Lakh 60 thousand from a bank in broad day light in the State Capital on Monday.
Deputy Superintendent of Police (Dy SP), Kotwali area Ajit Kumar Vimal said that around four to five persons entered SN Ganguly Road Branch of Canara Bank under Kotwali Police Station in the State Capital on Monday stole the money from the bank and fled.
“The Cashier of the Bank Suman Sunita Toppo came out from her cash cabin to count notes. In between one of the gang member entered her cabin and sole the money while other members of the gang engaged other staffs in talking. One of the bank staffs suspected that one person entered the cabin of Toppo. The staff informed Toppo that she suspected that someone unknown person entered her cabin with a carry bag. But, by then, all of them had fled,” he said.
“After much hue and cry the guard of the bank chased one of them. One member of the gang entered the City Style Clothes Store situated at Main Road when he saw that someone is chasing him. The guard entered the cloth store and nabbed the thief,” said Vimal.
After that the bank officials informed Kotwali Police Station in connection with the case. The Police team reached the spot and arrested the person. He confessed that he and his other gang members committed the crime, added Vimal.
The Dy. SP said that no one can suspect them as they entered the bank just like customers of the bank and their behaviour and conduct was also like decent persons. “All of them were 50 plus age group so it is another reason the bank officials could not suspect that these person can do such kinds of work.
One person arrested said his name is Murugan, resident of Tiruchirappalli District of Tamilnadu and informed the name of other gang members including Mitran and Kumar Kitu all of them are resident of Tiruchirapplli District of Tamilnadu. All of them have criminal antecedent and they committed several crimes in other places of Jharkhand,” he added.
The Police registered a case in this regard and constituted a team to nab other gang members.
In an another case of stealing money in broad day light in the State Capital on Monday under Chutia Police Station, two persons fled with Rs four lakh of a businessman.
Hindpiri Police Station Incharge Nishat Ahmad informed that at 2.15 pm a business man Vishwaprakash Sanjiv resident of Khelgaon returning from Bank of Baroda, Hindpidhi after withdrawing Rs four lakh to sit under his car. Two persons duped him by throwing some currency notes near his car. His Driver and Sanjiv both started lift the notes in between two persons took his money from the car and fled, said Ahmad.
Sanjiv registered a case in connection at the concerned police station. The police started investigation.