Police nab bank robbers, recover booty

Bulandshahr (UP), April 4 (Agency) Three persons were arrested in connection with an armed robbery at a bank in Syana area in Bulandshahr in Uttar Pradesh and recovered Rs 11,73,500 from them. Senior Superintendent of Police Santosh Kumar Singh on Monday said three robbers who robbed the Ujjivan Small Finance Bank on April 2 were arrested after a gun battle with the police. “At a check post near Chingravathi village, police attempted to intercept three persons on a motorcycle…

On being chased, the criminals fired at the police. In retaliatory firing, the criminals sustained bullet injuries,” Singh said. They were identified as Ravi Chaudhary, Chirag Ahlawat and Sagar Tyagi. “Though the bank had informed that Rs 18 lakh was looted, the robbers said 13.75 lakh was looted.” The masked robbers robbed the bank at gunpoint on April 2. Bank manager Avinash Singh claimed the robbers forced him to open the locker.