Robbers strike at bank in Jalandhar, break open 38 lockers
Saturday, 19/01/2013
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JALANDHAR: Robbers struck in a big way and looted valuables and cash in crores of rupees after breaking open 38 lockers of the Punjab & Sind Bank's Reru chowk branch.
The robbers used gas cutters to first break open the lock of the main scissors gate of the bank and after entering into the bank, they cut the strong room of the bank housing 255 lockers.
They broke open 38 lockers with the help of high potential gas device as all the 38 lockers were cut in a round shape.
ACP North, Balkar Singh said that during preliminary investigations it seemed that the robbers had done their job in a very efficient and skilled manner. All the 38 lockers were found empty. Goods whether it were gold ornaments, cash or important documents was found missing from the lockers.
The crime is said to be committed on the intervening night of Jan 17 and 18. The bank was closed on Jan 18 due to holiday following the birth anniversary of Sri Guru Gobind Singh ji.
Taking advantage of the holiday in the bank, the robbers might have struck on the night of Jan. 17 and continued their operation of breaking open the bank till the dawn of Jan 18, the police said.
Manager of the bank Ashok Kumar was on leave today and Jaswant Singh, functioning in his place said that he was not able to give exact account of the loss.
Meanwhile five-six NRI account holders who were having lockers in the bank on rent arrived in the bank to know the fate of their valuables.
ACP Balkar Singh said that investigations in to the robbery had been started and the culprits would soon be nabbed.
This is for the first time that a strong room of a bank had been broken in Jalandhar.
