3 shot dead as Assam police foil bid to rob bank
The Hindu
Gang fired on police while fleeing bank in Kokrajhar district’s Chengmari area
The Assam police on Sunday gunned down three persons who allegedly tried to loot a bank in the State’s western Kokrajhar district. Three others managed to escape, the police said. Assam Director-General of Police Bhaskar Jyoti Mahanta said the “dacoits” opened fire on the police. Three men, injured in retaliatory fire by the police, succumbed to their wounds, he added. The district police said a six-member gang had come to loot a branch of the Allahabad Bank in the Chengmari area early on Sunday morning. The police arrived at the spot following a tip-off. The gang fled in two vehicles, including a two-wheeler, on seeing the policemen. An encounter took place after the police chased them.
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