In an eerie similarity to the sensational killing of three guards and looting of an ATN of HDFC Bank in Hassanganj, miscreants killed a guard of a cash van, looted licensed guns but failed to rob Rs 42 lakh being carried in the van in Cantonment area of Faizabad on Friday.
Senior officers including IG lucknow Zone A Satish Ganesh later rushed to the spot to supervise the investigation. The police has acquired the CCTV footage of Raunahi Toll Plaza hoping to get some clues. later, a massive search was launched for a white coloured unnumbered Scorpio SUV used by the criminals, which failed to yield the desired results.
As per reports, a cash van collected Rs 42.69 lakh from Raunahi Toll Plaza and headed to Faizabad for depositing with ICICI bank on Friday morning. Cashier of the Toll Plaza Vinay Kumar Tewari was present in the vehicle. As the van crossed Kotsarai locality of Cantonment area in Faizabad, a white Scorpio SUV with half a dozen occupants suddenly overtook and stopped the cash van.
Before the guard could react, the miscreants opened burst fire killing the 45-year-old guard of cash van Rajaram Upadhya, and looted his DBBl gun. They also threatened to kill another guard Ram Kumar Chaurasia and looted his rifle. They then tried to stash the cash but suddenly sensing foulplay, escaped from the spot leavingthe job half done.
later the van staff informed the Police Control Room after which heavy police force reached the spot. later, the cash van was escorted to ICICI Bank and deposited underpolice security. A case was registered and further investigations are on.