NEW DELHI: In a daring heist, two bike-borne assailants on Saturday shot dead the security guard of a cash replenishment agency and robbed `1.5 crore, while they were refilling cash in an ATM at Kamla Nagar here on Saturday.
The incident took place at around 11 am when four employees of the cash replenishment agency were at Citibank ATM on Bungalow Road UB-Block. “The security guard and the driver of the van were standing outside the ATM booth, while two custodians were inside it. Suddenly, two men came on a motorcycle and shot at the security guard,” said Sandeep Goel, Joint Commissioner of Police (Central Range).
When the security guard fell to the ground, the assailants went inside the ATM booth and threatened the two custodians that they would meet a similar fate, if they did not follow their instructions. The accused then snatched the currency chest containing `1.5 crore.
“The assailants were wearing helmets during the entire incident. They also fired in the air, while fleeing the spot, to scare the locals,” said another police official.
The deceased has been identified as Satender Singh, 28, of Mainpuri district of Uttar Pradesh. He was shot twice on the head and succumbed to injuries at the Sushruta Trauma Centre. According to the police, he was working as a security guard with the Scientific Security Management Services. Satender was carrying a double-barrelled rifle, but he did not get time to retaliate, the police said.