Armed robbers kill two security guards, loot Rs 93 lakh cash meant for ATM in Bidar town of Karnataka

The staff had come to the ATM located on the busy Shivaji Chowk to fill the cash at 11. 30 am, when the robbers fired eight rounds to execute their crime.
Witnesses take videos and pictures of the incident as robbers get ready to flee with the cash bag after killing a person and injuring another at Bidar on Thursday.
Witnesses take videos and pictures of the incident as robbers get ready to flee with the cash bag after killing a person and injuring another at Bidar on Thursday.(Photo | Express)
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BIDAR/ KALABURAGI: Bike-borne armed robbers shot dead two security guards before decamping with Rs 93 lakh cash meant for filling the SBI ATM in the district headquarters town of Bidar on Thursday, police said.

Eyewitnesses account three personnel of the Security Agency of State Bank of India arrived at the ATM situated at SBI Main Branch situated near District Court Shivaji Nagar at about 10.30 am to deposit cash at the ATM. Two masked persons came on a bike and assaulted the security personnel while they carried trunks filled with currency notes to the ATM.

When the security personnel resisted, the robbers threw chilli powder at them. One robber opened fire on the security personnel, injuring two. One guard collapsed on the spot and another guard sustained severe bullet injuries.

Eyewitnesses say the robbers fired six rounds on the security personnel. The robbers got down from their two-wheelers and tried to lift the trunk filled with the currency notes and to put it on their two-wheelers, the box and the robber carrying the trunk fell down. He stood up and lifted the trunk and fled from the scene on the bike. It is not known how much amount was in the trunk.

Though hundreds gathered at the spot and showed interest in making video of the incident, none of them dared to stop the incident due to fear of becoming the victim of bullets, eye witnesses said. All these activities ended within 10 minutes of time and in-front of hundreds of people, the robbers fled from the scene. Bidar SP Pradeep Gunte came to the spot and gave instructions to nab the robbers.

The deceased has been identified as Giri s/o Venkatesh (42), other security personnel Shivakumar (35) who has sustained serious bullet injuries has been shifted to a hospital at Hyderabad for treatment. The condition of Shivakumar is said to be serious. The driver of the vehicle Rajashekhar escaped unhurt in the incident. Eye witnesses also say that there was no gun met with the personnel who came to deposit the amount in the ATM.

Additional SP of Bidar Chandrakant Pujari told this correspondent that 5 teams have been formed to study the crime in all angles. The CCTV footage is being examined and police would visit all the spots to find out the accused. He did not rule out the possibility of the robbers escaping to Telangana as the places of Telangana are situated hardly at about 25 Kms from Bidar.

Bidar district incharge minister Eshwar Khandre  has said that he would bring the incident to the notice of Home Minister Parameshwar and to the chief minister also and would request for a proper investigation. Khandre said that efforts would be made to provide compensation to the families of the deceased.

BIDAR: Police identified the deceased as Giri Venkatesh and Shiva Kashinath. They were the staff of CMS Agency.

The staff had come to the ATM located on the busy Shivaji Chowk to fill the cash at 11. 30 am, they said. Sources said the robbers fired eight rounds to execute their crime.

Soon after the incident, police rushed to the spot and barricaded all the roads nearby.

Police have formed teams to nab the culprits.

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