Five armed and masked robbers allegedly looted around Rs 63 lakh cash from the office of a private company in Chhattisgarh's Janjgir-Champa district, police said today.
The robbers barged into the office of Writer safeguard Pvt Ltd, which deals in protecting and collecting cash and valuables, located under Champa police station area late last night and looted Rs 63 lakh by breaking off one of the lockers,Janjgir-Champa Superintendent of Police Ajay Yadav told PTI.
The armed men, with their faces covered, arrived there on three motorcycles and took the key of the entrance of the office from two guards deployed there at gun-point, the officer said.
According to Yadav, after committing the robbery, they escaped.
The company has the contract of collecting cash from liquor shops. Usually, the firm immediately deposits the collected cash in the bank but as it was a Sunday the cash wasn't deposited, he said.
A case was lodged against unidentified persons and probe was underway, Yadav added.
Police teams were being sent to different locations to identify and trace the accused, he said.
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