In another dare-devilry incident a man was relived of cash Rs 50,000 by two unidentified youths in the SBI Pachpedhi Naka branch on Wednesday. Police was groping in dark to gain any major breakthrough to solve the case.
Station House Officer (SHO) Tikarapara Ashok Sharma informed that Abdul Majid (24) resident of Devpuri has lodged a report in this connection. Majid hailing from West Bengal works for a contractor in Raipur and few days back has received payments for his work. “Majid had
withdrawn money from the SBI and was heading toward Axis Bank Pujari park branch to transfer the money for his family in West Bengal,” SHO said.
The incident happened around 12 pm while he was coming out of bank with money. Suddenly two unidentified youth intercepted Majid just before the bank and forcibly snatched money from his pocket and ran away on a bike, police said. The incident happened in such a short span of time that before anyone could get smarter the accused ran away.
Police informed that CCTV cameras are installed in the bank and footage during the time of incidence is being sought from the bank. Meanwhile Tikarapara police has registered a case in this connection and are investigating further.