March 29, 2024 18:21 (IST)
Follow us:
facebook-white sharing button
twitter-white sharing button
instagram-white sharing button
youtube-white sharing button
PM Modi to kickstart BJP's Lok Sabha poll campaign from Meerut | Kangana Ranaut in Mandi: 'Don't think I am a heroine, consider me as your sister and daughter' | Mayawati, Akhilesh Yadav demand high-level probe into Mukhtar Ansari's death | PM Modi has mastered art of manipulating democracy, hurting Constitution: Mallikarjun Kharge | Mafia-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari dies of cardiac arrest at 63

Robbers dig tunnel to loot crores from Haryana bank

India Blooms News Service | | 28 Oct 2014, 02:57 pm
Gohana, Oct 28 (IBNS): In a thriller movie-style sensational heist, a gang of robbers dug a 125 feet long tunnel through of earth and concrete, broke into a nationalised bank’s strong room and looted cash and jewellery worth crores of rupees. The shocking incident occurred in Haryana’s Gohana township, media reported.

According to information received, the adventurous robbery was discovered on Monday morning.

Police suspect it could have taken place any time between Saturday night and early Monday.

It has been learnt that the gang dug a 125 feet long 2.5 feet wide tunnel to the strong room of the Punjab National Bank from an abandoned building across the road.

Police found two rooms in the building where the tunnel was dug from are filled with earth and windows are covered with cardboard to hide the digging activities.

Bank officials told media that the tunnel led right into the strong room secured by metal bars which was completely ransacked.

They also confirmed that the robbers managed to break open 90 of 360 lockers in the room.

Police has reportedly said that the crime was planned and executed over many days, probably stretching for more a month.

“Police is studying CCTV footage in the bank to identify suspicious persons in the past few weeks,” Gohana deputy superintendent of police Rajeev Deshwal is quoted by media as saying.

But since banks however, do not install CCTV cameras inside strong rooms, it can be difficult to track the robbers.

It may be noted here that the incident bears stark resemblance to Kerala’s Chelambra bank robbery in 2007.

In that case, robbers had drilled through the floor of the South Malabar Gramin Bank – located on the second floor of a building – to enter the strong room and loot 80 kilograms of gold and cash, which was estimated to be worth around Rs. 8 crores.

Police had, however, cracked the case within a short time and arrested four of the robbers including the kingpin.

The looted gold and cash were also recovered.

Leader had then confessed that he had been inspired by Hrithik Roshan-starred popular Hindi film ‘Dhoom’.

Support Our Journalism

We cannot do without you.. your contribution supports unbiased journalism

IBNS is not driven by any ism- not wokeism, not racism, not skewed secularism, not hyper right-wing or left liberal ideals, nor by any hardline religious beliefs or hyper nationalism. We want to serve you good old objective news, as they are. We do not judge or preach. We let people decide for themselves. We only try to present factual and well-sourced news.

Support objective journalism for a small contribution.
Related Images
PM Modi in Bhutan 22 Mar 2024, 06:53 pm
PM Modi in Tamil Nadu 28 Feb 2024, 07:07 pm