In the middle of a lockdown to fight COVID-19, four armed men robbed a rural bank in UP's Mathura and made away with Rs 21 lakh, according to officials as per a report in TNN.
They robbed the Damodarpura branch of Gramin Bank of Aryavarta when only 3 members of the staff were present. This happened while everyone was busy with the pandemic including the police.?
A bank staff member Narendra Chaudhary was among those present in the branch when the incident took place.?
Chaudhary said one masked person entered the bank branch and put a gun to his head.?
Soon after, three other people came inside the bank and pointed pistols at assistant manager Neelam Singh and cashier Srishti Saxena, threatening them to stay quiet, he said.?
Chaudhary said the assailants then took their mobile phones and locked him with the assistant manager in the washroom.?
Then they forced the cashier to open the strong room and later fled with Rs 21,07,127 cash, Chaudhary, a Bank Mitra, said.?
Mathura SSP Gaurav Grover told reporters that five police teams have been formed to solve the case and the bank's CCTV footage is being examined.?
All the entry and exit points of the area have been sealed, however, the looters are yet to be traced, the senior superintendent of police said.?
After receiving information, Inspector General Satish Ganesh also reached the spot and issued guidelines of action to the district police.?