Three masked men in a car attempted to rob the cashier of a gold buying firm of ₹20 lakh in T. Nagar in the early hours of Tuesday.
Police said Krish, 34, works as a cashier in the gold buying firm. On Tuesday morning, he arrived from Bengaluru by bus with ₹20 lakh in cash. Chandrakumar, a security guard from his firm, picked him up in a two-wheeler.
When they were near Bharathi Nagar, 2nd Street, on North Usman Road, they noticed that a red car was following them. When they were nearing the office, three men got out of the car and tried to snatch the bag from Mr. Krish.
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However, Mr. Krish ran into the office and pulled the shutters. Syed Sultan, the security guard, rushed out with a gun and pointed it at the robbers. On seeing the weapon, the three sped away. A complaint has been registered with the Pondy Bazaar police station.