Some unidentified thieves broke into a branch of UCO Bank located in Masturi block of Bilaspur district on the intervening night of Tuesday and Wednesday and made away with cash amounting to Rs16 lakh, police said. “Thieves had used gas cutter for cutting the currency chest in the Bank,” Superintendent of Police (SP), Bilaspur BN Meena said, adding, they had entered in the branch by breaking the door of the bank.
According to him, the bank is located in an isolated area and the Alarm system also failed to work while the theft was being carried out. “We are going through the CCTV camera footages of the bank and it seems to be the handiwork of some professional gang,” he added. The theft was reported by bank employees on Wednesday morning. According to the bank employees, cash amounting to Rs16 lakh kept in the currency chest were missing. Earlier also some unidentified gang had tried to break into the Bank thrice, Meena said. A case in this connection has been registered and police has begun investigation into the case.