West Bengal: Robbers flee with Rs 25 lakh from bank

KOLKATA: A gang of armed robbers barged into the Champahati branch of a nationalized

bank

on Saturday afternoon and fled with Rs 25 lakh after forcing an employee to open the cash locker.


Six armed men, with their faces covered by black cloth, entered the bank around 3.40pm. They first snatched the revolver from the security guard and pushed him to the floor. They then threatened employees to remain at their desks and switch off their mobile phones. One of the robbers pointed a gun at the cashier and asked him to open the locker. They fled with a box containing Rs 25 lakh.

Baruipur SP Rashid Munir Khan said, “We are investigating the case.”