Robbery in Bank of Maharashtra Patan Branch in Maharashtra

Thieves robbed the Bank of Maharashtra branch in Patan in Maharashtra. The thieves entered the branch by breaking the back wall of the bank. They dragged out the cash vault, cut it with the help of a gas cutter and looted cash worth lacs of rupees. This sensational incident came to light after the bank opened on Tuesday morning.

According to information received in this regard, when the bank’s officers and employees came to the Patan branch for daily work around 10 am on Tuesday, they noticed that the back wall of the branch had been broken. When they went inside and inspected, they found that the bank’s safe was missing.

The thieves dragged the heavy safe out of the bank and burned it with the help of a gas cutter. The thieves fled after stealing cash from the vault. The employees immediately informed the Patan police. The police rushed to the spot and started an inspection in the area. Meanwhile, considering the seriousness of the incident, Superintendent of Police Kumar Chinta, Additional Superintendent of Police Ashok Thorat, Sub-Divisional Police Officer Suresh Dalve also visited Patan and inspected the spot. Local Crime Branch, dog squad and forensic teams were called to the spot.

All these teams conducted a panchnama at the scene. Immediately after this, various police search teams were immediately dispatched to set up a blockade in the border area to track down the thieves. Such a daring robbery in a nationalized bank branch has created a stir in the area.

The police are investigating the case and more details will be released soon.

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