Unidentified miscreants struck terror in Jalaun when they barged inside a bank, hurled bombs and looted cash. The sensational incident took place in broad daylight on Friday. Three staff members of a bank and some customers who were injured in the incident where shifted to hospital. local officers rushed to the spot and to minimise the crime, they termed the incident as `loot’ citing only two miscreants.
Reports said that about half a dozen miscreants reached the Central Bank of India branch in Gandhi College in Rajendra Nagar locality on Fridaynoon. While the others remained outside, two of them entered inside the bank and before anyone could suspect foulplay, they hurled two crude bombs in which staff members and customers were injured. later threatening others with dire consequences, the miscreants looted cash and later rushed outside and escaped on motorcycle along with their cohorts.
According to the Branch Manager, Sanjay, three of the bank staff along with some customers received pellet injuries in the bomb attack. Cashier Suhasini Tuddu, who was among the injured, said the miscreants decamped with Rs 4.15 lakh from the counter of the bank. Suhasini and other staff, identified as Rainish Karketa, and others injured were taken to hospital. SSP Jalaun, Amrendra Pratap Singh, who rushed to the spot along with other officers, claimed that they are investigating the matter. We are gathering information from the staffers and
others present on the spot, he said. He claimed that the CCTV footage
is being examined and arrests will be made soon.
Meanwhile in another loot reported from Mathura, a trader was robbed with Rs 4.50 lakh in cash under the Kotwali area also on Friday morning. The incident took place when Dinesh Gupta, who owns Gupta Book store on the Arya Samaj Road, was about to go to a bank to deposit the cash. “A man snatched my bag possessing Rs 4.50 lakh when I was about to go to the bank on my motorcycle,” Gupta, in his
complaint, told the police. Police said, following the incident, they tried to nab the culprit from a shopping centre but he managed to dodge them and fled the place.
In one more loot, unidentified miscreants looted cash belonging to petrol pump in Rae Bareli. According to reports, two employees of RKVK Petrol Pump in Civil lines Crossing, under the Kotwali police station in the district, left petrol pump to deposit Rs 4 lakh in cash at local State Bank of India branch on Friday morning. Just as they crossed their petrol pump, two miscreants pushed them and looted cash bag. A case has been registered by the police but no breakthrough was made till late in the evening.
In yet another case reported from Meerut, Dr Talbi Rastogi, a resident of Shastrinagar area in Central Market, left for his clinic in Budhana Gate under Nauchandi Police station on Friday morning. On way, two miscreants intercepted his two wheeler and looted cash and other belongings. A case has been registered and further investigations are on.