Two armed men wearing helmets looted a finance firm in Rajarajeshwarinagar after threatening the manager at gunpoint. They escaped with nine kg gold jewellery and cash worth Rs. 6 lakh in broad daylight on Friday.
The incident occurred at IIFL Gold Loan, a finance firm at Jawaharlal Nehru Road, BEML Layout, Rajarajeshwarinagar, at around 12.30 p.m.
The two men entered the firm posing as customers. The even questioned the security guard on whether “the manager madam is in the office”.
When the security guard replied in the affirmative and asked them to sign the visitors’ register, one of them overpowered him and the other barged into the office. He pulled out a pistol, aimed it at the manager and demanded the locker keys.
The manager, Bhamini, tried to conceal the keys, but the gunman snatched her purse and took them out. He then forced her to open the locker and began to fill the gold valuables and cash into his bag, and fled.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (west) D.C. Rajappa said, “Ms. Bhamini tried to hide the keys, but when the miscreant checked her bag she had no option but to open the locker.”
There were three women and two men in the office, including a customer, when the incident took place, Mr. Rajappa said.
The Rajarajeshwarinagar police have collected CCTV camera footage from the office to identify the culprits.
Unemployed youth attacked
A 25-year-old youth who had come to the city from West Bengal in search of a job was attacked by unknown miscreants in Madivala police station limits on Thursday night.
The injured has been identified as Manish Sharma, a B.Tech. graduate who came to the city a couple of months ago and was staying with his friend.
According to the police, Manish was attacked with lethal weapons when he was returning to his room after dinner. Passersby, who found him injured, rushed him to the nearby hospital in an ambulance.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (southeast) T.D. Pawar said, “Manish is not in a condition to give a statement, as he is in the intensive care unit.”
