Three masked men armed with country-made firearms executed a daring robbery at an SBI branch in Chadchan town of Vijayapura district and fled with cash and gold ornaments worth over Rs 20 crore. Elaborating further, police said on Wednesday (September 16) that during the robbery on Tuesday (September 17), the robbers overpowered the branch staff and tied them up.

Police said the incident took place at around 6.30 pm on Tuesday. According to a PTI report, the bank authorities estimated that the robbers have taken away cash and gold ornaments worth over Rs 21 crore.

Robbers posed as customers

Investigators said that the three accused entered the branch on the pretext of opening a current account and then threatened the manager, cashier and other employees with pistols and knives. The ga

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