Armed miscreants looted Rs 40 lakh from the State Bank of India’s (SBI) Srirampur Branch under Sadar block in the district on Thursday.
Sources said that about six to seven men sporting college uniforms entered the bank on working hours. The robbers held the customers and bank employees’ hostage at gunpoint and looted Rs 40 lakh. They locked up the bank staffs and customers before fleeing from the spot.
Being informed about the incident, police reached the spot and launched an investigation into the matter. Police have recovered five bombs from the spot.
Police are examining the CCTV footages to identify and nab the culprits. The daring robbery has shell–shocked the local residents.