Wednesday, July 25, 2012

10L cash looted in broad daylight WEDNESDAY, 25 JULY 2012 23:56 SUDHIR MISHRA N BALANGIR HITS: 1


WEDNESDAY, 25 JULY 2012 23:56
SUDHIR MISHRA N BALANGIR
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In an unexpected and daring broad daylight robbery, at least three dacoits looted `10 lakh on Tuesday after noon while the cash was in transition to the Utkal Gramya Bank branch at Dhandamunda from the State Bank of India, Patnagarh branch, 70 km away from here.
According to reports, cashier of the Utkal Gramya Bank Dhandamunda branch  Sudarshan Bhoi along with messenger Pradeep Pand had come to Patnagarh to carry cash from the SBI, Patnagarh.
While the cashier and the messenger were returning with the cash in a car to Dhandamunda in the afternoon, they found a person repairing his bicycle almost blocking the narrow road at Budhi Padar, about 5 km behind Dhandamunda town.
Seeing this, the car stopped and Pradeep, the messenger, got down and asked the man to move to a side and make way for the car. Suddenly two youths came out and injured Pradeep with a sharp weapon. Then they sprayed chilli powder on the face of Pradeep and the cashier who was inside the car and snatched the cash bag which contained `10 lakh in cash. The injured messenger is undergoing treatment at Patnagarh hospital.
This incident has exposed the vulnerability of those carrying cash remittance from one branch to another, which requires better security arrangement to avert such mishaps during transition
of cash.
“A case of robbery has been registered in the Khaprakhol police station and we are trying to nab the culprits,” said Balangir Superintendent of PoliceR Prakash.

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