Chandigarh: Guard took Rs 4.04 cr from Axis Bank in 2 bags

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, April 12

The 33-year-old security guard, Sunil Kumar, who is accused of stealing Rs4.04 crore from the currency chest of Axis Bank in Sector 34, reportedly took the money in two bags.

The amount was in the denomination of Rs2,000. The CCTV footage of one of the cameras installed on the premises shows the guard taking two bags between 3.09 am and 3.11 am.

Rs 4.04 crore stolen from bank in Chandigarh's Sector 34, guard missing

The police said the suspect transferred the money in the bags and then fled when police personnel were not alert.

According to the FIR, the money was stolen from one of the boxes after breaking it.

Sunil Kumar is a native of a village in Morni, Panchkula, and was residing in Mohali. The police raided his village, but he was not found there. His family was also questioned by the police.

He is suspected to have fled on his motorcycle. “He arrived for his duty on a motorcycle, which was not found at the spot in the morning,” said a police official.

Meanwhile, the police today decided to announce a reward of Rs10,000, which will be given to anyone providing information about the suspect leading to his arrest. They even prepared a pamphlet. However, later the police claimed that they had not finalised the reward amount yet.

The police said the security guard’s mobile phone was switched off after the incident. His call detail records were being scrutinised, said a police official.

The police also questioned friends of the security guard to know his whereabouts.

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