This story is from March 21, 2020

Bihar: Rs 20 lakh looted from Muzaffarpur bank, security guard shot at

Unidentified criminals looted Rs20 lakh from a private bank after shooting at the security guard in Muzaffarpur district on Friday. The incident is close on the heels of the daring robbery in a nationalized bank under Paroo police station in the district on Wednesday.
Bihar: Rs 20 lakh looted from Muzaffarpur bank, security guard shot at
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PATNA: Unidentified criminals looted Rs20 lakh from a private bank after shooting at the security guard in Muzaffarpur district on Friday. The incident is close on the heels of the daring robbery in a nationalized bank under Paroo police station in the district on Wednesday.
Police said five criminals on two motorbikes reached Maithi branch of Axis Bank under Gaighat police station around 1.15pm and looted the amount from the cash counter after holding the staff and customers captive at gunpoint.
One of the robbers had covered his face with helmet.
The robbers, stated to be in the age group of 25 and 30 years, stuffed the cash in a plastic bag and escaped after shooting at the security guard, Mithu Singh. Mithu, a resident of Mohanpur village under Bochaha police station in Muzaffarpur district, suffered injuries in his stomach.
The robbers also assaulted bank employee Sunil Kumar with revolver butt when he resisted the loot. Branch manager Nitish Kumar informed the Gaighat police about the incident when the robbers fled with the cash.
Both Mithu and Sunil were rushed to the SKMCH for treatment. On getting information, SSP Jayant Kant along with City SP Neeraj Kumar Singh reached the spot and inquired about the robbery. “The identity of the criminals is being ascertained with the help of CCTV footage obtained from the bank. The actual amount looted is Rs11.85 lakh,” Neeraj said.
The locals later told the investigating officers that the robbers escaped towards Bochaha after committing the crime.
This is the third incident of bank robbery in Muzaffarpur and Vaishali districts in the last one week. On March 18, a gang of armed criminals had looted Rs8.80 lakh from Uttar Bihar Grameen Bank at Ghataro under Kartaha police station in Vaishali district. Earlier, Rs2.53 lakh was looted from Lalu Chhapra branch of the SBI under Paroo police station in Muzaffarpur district on March 17. “Frequent incidents of bank robbery have exposed policing in the two neighbouring districts,” said an RJD leader from Vaishali, Nekh Mohammad.
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