Purushottam Patra, Gariaband. The gang of thieves, who failed to rob the Canara Bank ATM located in the main Gariabandh intersection, within 24 hours targeted the Gramin Bank of Panduka, 24 km away. They broke the locks of the bank and reached the locker but failed to commit a major crime due to the alarm going off. As soon as the alarm was raised, the thieves ran away with the DVR. The bank manager has complained about the matter at Panduka police station. The police is investigating the case.
Bank Manager Dev Kumar Verma said that the thieves had reached the locker by breaking two locks including the main channel gate. An attempt has also been made to cut the locker. Seeing the sign, there is a possibility of gas cutter being used. The alarm system alerted the manager between 4 and 5 in the morning. After this, the manager had informed the Panduka police before reaching the incident site. Seeing the increasing commotion, this time also the thieves tried unsuccessfully and ran away, but while leaving they took away the DVR of the CCTV camera.
Let us tell you that just 24 hours ago, an attempt was made to tamper with the ATM of Canara Bank located in the residential area of Kotwali police station area. The distance between the two incident sites is only 24 km. The method of crime seems to be similar. In such a situation, the gang of bank thieves is targeting banks in a planned manner. Due to the alert system and the activeness of the police, the thieves may not be succeeding in their objective but by not being caught, they have increased the concern of the police. After the incident, the police have asked all the bank managements to remain alert besides auditing the alert system.
Click here to read news of Chhattisgarh. Click here to read news of Madhya Pradesh. Click here to read news of Uttar Pradesh. Click here to read news of Delhi. Click here to read news of Punjab. Click here to read news in English. Click here to read news of sports. Click here to read entertainment news
