UP: Three armed robbers loot Rs 7 lakh from Canara bank, open fire while leaving

Photo credit - Punit Lal
AGRA: In a daring bank robbery, three armed robbers struck and looted Rs 7 lakh at the Canara Bank in Kheria village of Iradat Nagar on Monday. The suspects opened fire while leaving the bank.
However, no one was reported injured.
According to police, around 3pm, when some customers were in the bank, the three bike-borne robbers arrived.
While two entered, the third kept watch at the gate.
One of them brandished a gun, threatening to kill, said a witness.

The other collected the cash.
One of the suspects appeared to be drunk and opened two rounds of fire while leaving the bank, said a senior police officer.
No one was injured but a cabin’s glass was damaged.
ADG (Agra range) A Satish Ganesh and SSP Babloo Kumar reached the crime spot to assess the situation.
Ganesh told TOI that the police had got some vital clues after scanning the CCTV footage of the bank.
“Five teams have been formed to work on the case,” he added.
In December last year, four armed robbers had looted Rs 57 lakh by holding bank staff of the Indian Overseas Bank hostage in Sadar area.
Police had arrested the accused with the help of CCTV footage.
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