Noticed at 10 am!
Latur: On Monday Morning, A rural bank in Latur in Maharashtra was looted of ? 27 lakh cash and ornaments worth ? 22 lakh, a police official said.
The loot took place in Maharashtra Gramin Bank in Nagar Panchayat building in Latur, branch manager Saurabh Khaire informed the media.
"The process of registering a case is going on. At the moment, we believe ? 27 lakh cash and ? 22 lakh worth of ornaments have been looted. However, assessment of the theft is underway at the bank and the total figure could be ? 57 lakh as well," Inspector Rameshwar Tat of Shiroor Anantpal said.
"The bank has accounts of people from nearly 14 villages. The theft was noticed at 10 am when local people found the main door of the bank damaged and the main locker had also broken into. An initial count put the loss at ? 49 lakh, comprising ? 27 lakh cash and ? 22 lakh worth of ornaments," branch manager Khaire said.
"The main locker of the bank has five types of locks. The locker has been broken into in a professional and meticulous manner.
The construction of Shiroor Anantpal panchayat building is underway and the windows do not have grills, which may have given the robbers access," another police official said.
Further Updates are yet to come.
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