Mechanical engineer arrested for robbing bank at knifepoint to repay loan
The Hindu
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The south-east division police cracked a bank robbery case and arrested a 28-year-old mechanical engineer who allegedly held bank staff at knifepoint and made away with 1.8 kg of gold jewellery and ₹3.7 lakh in cash. The incident took place on January 14 at the Madiwala branch of the State Bank of India.
After scanning CCTV footage, a special team led by Sudhir M. Hegde (ACP, Madiwala sub-division) identified the accused, Dhiraj S., and tracked him down at Yelahanka within four days of the incident. “Dhiraj was arrested when he visited a friend to pay back a loan he had taken from him,” said a police officer.
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