A private school at Ratibad was targeted by miscreants and escaped with Rs 27 lakh cash on Sunday; the cash was school fee deposited with the school collected till Saturday.
According to the police Sankar Valley School was targeted and Rs 27 lakh were burgled from the Accounts section of the school. The fee was kept with the Accountant Department and was scheduled to be deposited with the bank on Monday.
The matter into fore when the school was opened by the security guard Beniprasad found a stack of currency notes of denomination Rs 1000 near accounts department after which he informed the in charge Chandan Singh who immediately informed the police.
In the burglary Rs 4.13 lakh were not disturbed which were kept in the almirah. Police suspects that the miscreants were not able to find the money and left without it.
The burglary took place after the school was closed at around 7.30 pm and when the school was opened in the morning on Monday the cash was found missing.
The police have registered a case under section 457 and 380 of the IPC and have started further investigation.
The school premise is tightly guarded by 8 security guards which vigil round the clock which raises suspicion that in the presence of tight security the miscreants managed to escape with the money.
In the initial investigation police found that the lock of the door was broken to enter the room and attempts to break the windows were found.