In another shocking bank robbery, six armed men looted Rs 1.53 crore from the Syndicate Bank branch in Ranchi and fled with the same, only to be caught and shot dead by the police later on in the day. However, two are still absconding.

Earlier in the day, the six robbers dressed as any other customer trooped in the bank one by one. After making an easy entry, they pointed their guns at the people and snatched cellphones from them before taking the locker room key from the acting branch manager Ashok Bando and his assistant P.B. Lakra. They collected all the 100, 500 and 1,000-rupee notes from the locker room. They locked the customers and bank employees and rushed out.

The city police reacted swiftly after the arrest of a suspect, whose cell phone revealed the whereabouts of the robbers. The police zeroed in a government flat behind the residence of BJP MLA Chandreshwar Prasad Singh near the district police headquarters where the robbers had taken shelter, the criminals opened fire when they faced police and hurled bombs. The shootout left three robbers dead, while one who sustained injuries, is being treated in the hospital. Two of the criminals fled.

The house is booked in the name of a sales tax officer, currently posted in Dumka, and sources claim that one of the robbers was the officer’s brother.

Cash looted from the bank has been recovered from the same place.

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Via: Telegraphindia