In a daring daylight robbery in the heart of the city, a bank cash van was looted of Rs.1.35 crore by unidentified robbers Saturday when the vehicle was going to load cash in an ATM, police said.
The robbery took place at the Bank of Baroda ATM near Deep hotel when employees of a private security company were loading cash into the ATM.
Police officials told IANS that prima facie they suspected the role of the driver and guard of the cash van and said that the duo had been detained for questioning by the crime branch and the local police.
The cash van had started from office with Rs. 1.90 crore and before the robbery at the BoB ATM, Rs.55 lakh had been deposited at ATMs enroute.
The security guards with the van said they were busy putting the cash in the ATM and when they came back the trunk carrying the remaining cash had disappeared.
-- Indo-Asian News Service
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