A group of tricksters robbed a man of Rs 3.3 lakh by diverting his attention inside the Union Bank in front of the Town police station here on Friday.
The victim was identified as a contractor, Prahalad Champatiray of Kanasa village in the district. As per the complaint filed by the victim at the police station, he had withdrawn Rs 3.3 lakh from his account in the abnk and was counting the money when the miscreants dropped a couple of Rs 10 notes. When he tried to pick the notes from the ground, the tricksters crowded around him and looted his money before vanishing from the spot..
later, footage from the CCTV camera inside the Bank revealed involvement of as many as six persons in the crime. “The miscreants snatched the bag containing the cash and decamped. After seeing the CCTV footage, the bank officials asked to lodge a complaint with the police,” said Prahalad. Meanwhile, police have begun an investigation into the incident. “We are investigating the matter. Seeing the CCTV footage of the bank, we can conclude that the miscreants committed the crime in a tricky manner. All of them would be arrested soon,” said a police official.