Thursday, June 18, 2009
Robbery in Kasaragod bank;3 crores worth gold looted
Kasaragod, Thursday, June 18, 2009: At least three crores in cash and gold worth six lakhs were looted from North Malabar Bank near Periyayil in Kasaragod today.
The bank, which is situated in the third floor of Periya bazaar, was looted in the wee hours of Thursday morning. Unusual noise from the bank was first noticed by some workers of a nearby hotel.
The workers soon intimated Bekal police but the thieves managed to escape before the police reached. Following investigations the police found a windowpane removed from its place and wardrobe in the strong room completely damaged.
Meanwhile, a fifteen member team led by DYSP haas been authorized for the investigations. IG Tomin Thachankari has also informed that in the wake of bank theft a l security would be stepped up for all banks in the state.
A similar bank robbery at the Chelambra in the Malappuram district of is considered to be one of the biggest and most sensational bank robberies in the crime history of Kerala. In the early hours of 30 December 2007. the robbers made a hole in the floor of the South Malabar Gramin Bank and got away with 80 kilograms of gold and 2,500,000, rupees a total value of 80 million Indian Rupees.
The bank, which is situated in the third floor of Periya bazaar, was looted in the wee hours of Thursday morning. Unusual noise from the bank was first noticed by some workers of a nearby hotel.
The workers soon intimated Bekal police but the thieves managed to escape before the police reached. Following investigations the police found a windowpane removed from its place and wardrobe in the strong room completely damaged.
Meanwhile, a fifteen member team led by DYSP haas been authorized for the investigations. IG Tomin Thachankari has also informed that in the wake of bank theft a l security would be stepped up for all banks in the state.
A similar bank robbery at the Chelambra in the Malappuram district of is considered to be one of the biggest and most sensational bank robberies in the crime history of Kerala. In the early hours of 30 December 2007. the robbers made a hole in the floor of the South Malabar Gramin Bank and got away with 80 kilograms of gold and 2,500,000, rupees a total value of 80 million Indian Rupees.
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