An audacious dacoity of rupees 5.85 lakhs committed in State Bank of India Chira Chas branch of Bokaro on Wednesday afternoon. More than six armed dacoits robbed cash from bank and customers who were inside, police said.
More than six criminals entered into the SBI bank situated at Chira Chas at 2 pm to barged first took the security guard and customers on the gun point and later committed loot, said Jitendra Singh Superintendent of Police Bokaro.
“Though CCTV’s were installed in the bank but we failed to identify the goons as their faces are not clear in video footage,” SP said.
An FIR was lodged at local police station, and police are on hunt to nab the criminals. “All entry and exit point were sealed after the robbery bid. Goon would be arrested soon”, added SP.
According to an eyewitness about 2 PM six to seven criminals entered into the bank and took all on the gun point and sharp edged weapons. “later they escaped after committing loot”, he added.
Notably, bank robbery incident is not new for Bokaro city. More than 10 bank robbery and ATM loot incidents were reported in past few years but all incident occurred only in nationalized banks despite tight security arrangement and chained doors (even during the bank working hours).