Miscreants flee with purse carrying phone and Rs 51,000

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Miscreants fled away with a purse carrying a mobile phone and Rs 51,000 from Shahpura branch of Canara bank; a case was registered on Sunday with the Shahpura police.

According to the police, the victim Pratibha Bhadoria found that her purse was stolen from her workplace and later a complaint was lodged by the victim with the Shahpura police.

The victim is posted as clerk with the branch and was at work when her purse was burgled from the branch.

In her complaint she stated that on Saturday she came to the office with her purse in the morning and later in the afternoon found that the purse carrying valuables was found stolen. The staff members were asked but none of the staff members were able to provide the details of the purse and after failing to find the purse victim approached police.

Based on the complaint after the preliminary investigation the police have registered a case under section 380 of the IPC and have started further investigation.

Police have searched CCTV cameras installed at the branch but failed to identify the miscreants involved in stealing the purse.

In the initial investigation police have found that the miscreant was aware of the whereabouts of the purse of the victim and was acquainted with the branch as nothing was found in the CCTV camera footages of the CCTV cameras installed at the branch.

The miscreant has recce the branch and which helped in evading the CCTV cameras at the branch, said police.

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