In a daring daylight crime in Etawah, an armed duo shot at bank employees injuring one of them before robbing them of Rs 45 lakh which was to be deposited in a local branch on Thursday.
SSP, Manjil Saini, who rushed to the spot to supervise search operation told the media that the robbers came on a bike, snatched the cash bag from van employee Manoj after inujring him with a gunshot. She said that the miscreants were wearing helmets and the incident happened so fast that the locals failed to catch them despite giving them a hot chase,
Manager of Banl of India, Satya Narain said that the employees were to asked to stack currency notes in three ATMs, but they were deprived of the cash before they could reach the first ATM. The police are scanning CCTV footages from cameras installed in the area and a manhunt has been launched to track down the brigands which has so far failed to yield any result.
Meanwhile in Pratapgarh, a 50-year-old jeweller was shot dead by six bikers who deprived the victim of cash and ornaments worth lakhs of rupees at lavana crossing on Wednesday night. According to reports, Balaji Soni was in his shop, when the raiders stormed the shop. As the gang started stashing cadh and ornaments kept in the shop, Soni resisted the bid and was promptly shot as a result of which he died on the spot. The body has been sent for post-mortem and a case has been registered.