Two persons have been arrested for allegedly trying to rob a bank in Shahdara’s Krishna Nagar on July 2, the police said on Sunday. The robbery was foiled by the bank’s security guard, they said.
DCP (Shahdara) Meghna Yadav said Prabhjot Singh (25) and Sukhdev Singh (19) have been nabbed while their accomplice, who has been identified, is on the run. On July 2, the branch manager of Kotak Mahindra Bank told the police that at 3 p.m., two persons wearing a helmet entered the bank and tried to overpower the guard, who had a gun in his hand.
Meanwhile, one of them tried to threaten an employee to part with the cash. But, on seeing that his associate was unable to control the guard, he went to help him. The accused then failed to snatch the gun from the guard and fled off. The police then registered a case under relevant sections. During interrogation, the accused said Prabhjot has an account in Kotak Mahindra Bank and often visited the branch and so he knew the security system there. Prabhjot was a trader but suffered losses after which he planned the robbery. “He was inspired by the movie Baby Driver , which is based on a heist,” the DCP said.
