In a sensational theft, cash worth Rs 2.77 crores was stolen from the Ansari road branch of Central Bank of India in Deoria. Surprisingly the crime has been committed when two policemen besides jail guard were on duty. Superintendent of Police(SP) in Deoria, Dr Manoj Kumar, who rushed to the spot along with local police confirmed that an incident of heist has came into light and investigation is underway. He said that the guard who was on duty at Central Bank of India’s ATM, situated in the bank campus, raised an alarm after he found the box containing cash, which was kept in the bank chest missing on Saturday morning. Kumar said that after initial probe, the close circuit television camera recording was seized by the police and after watching the footage it came to light that two police constables, Shree Prakash Singh and Srawan Kumar, were on guard duty at the bank.
The footage reportedly pointed Shree Prakash, who was also missing, taking out the money trunk on a rickshaw. Kumar added that, Shree Prakash Singh is prime suspect in the heist but some bank employees are also under suspicion. He claimed the investigation is in its final stage and within next 24 hours police will unveil the crime. A case in this regard was also registered by Chest incharge of the bank, Vinod Kumar Singh. It may be mentioned that on last Tuesday, the bank employees instead of keeping the money in the chest, had put it in a box and left for the day, Singh reportedly informed the police. Sources said that two bank employees were also being said to be missing.