Bank robbers kill security guard, make off with ₹2.6L
The Hindu
An armed gang killed a security guard before robbing Tumakuru District Cooperative Central Bank in Tumakuru early on Monday. The accused strangled the guard with his muffler after which they broke int
An armed gang killed a security guard before robbing Tumakuru District Cooperative Central Bank in Tumakuru early on Monday. The accused strangled the guard with his muffler after which they broke into the bank. The victim, Siddappa, 55, had been working with the bank for seven months.
According to the police, they gained entry using a gas cutter, ransacked the bank and escaped with ₹2.6 lakh in cash and some documents. They damaged the CCTVs installed to destroy the evidence, a police officer said .
Going by the modus operandi, the police suspect that it was a professional gang. “It was discovered only when housekeeping staff reported to work the next morning and saw Siddappa’s body,” said the police officer.