A robbery bid was foiled at the Gramya Bank here on Sunday night after the bank’s strong room siren went off at the right time.
The miscreants tried to enter the bank by breaking the bank’s asbestos roof. But as the siren blew at that time it triggered panic among the robbers and they had to beat a hasty retreat from the spot.
As the bank is located at a stone’s throw distance from the Dhenkanal Town police station, the siren also alerted the cops.
Immediately, police personnel rushed to the spot but the miscreants had vanished from the spot. Later, the bank manager was informed about the incident.
In the morning, Town police station Inspector-in Charge Abhinav Dalua along with a forensic team and a sniffer dog initiated investigations. Branch Manager Prafulla Behera after inspecting the bank said nothing was looted from the bank.
Of late, unguarded banks in secluded places have become soft targets for miscreants.