In the second bank robbery in as many days, bandits robbed Rs 4.4 million from a private bank branch in the Soldier Bazaar area on Thursday. However, yet another bank robbery attempt was foiled by the police.
Police said that seven armed robbers entered the bank in Soldier Bazaar and escaped with Rs 4.4 million in less than five minutes. They also took away the footage of the closed-circuit television cameras installed at the bank.
“One of the bandits was in a security guard uniform and might be an employee of a private security agency,” police said.
More than 25 clients were said to present at the bank when the robbers struck. “The bandits also snatched valuables from the customers present inside the bank.”
Police have issued the sketches of the robbers who are stated to be also involved in six other bank robberies.
According to Special Investigation Unit Senior Superintendent of Police Raja Umar Khattab, the robbers hail from the cities of Parachinar and Kohat and used a Suzuki-made vehicle in all their robberies.
On Wednesday, four armed men had robbed a bank in Gulshan-e-Iqbal of around Rs 4 million making it the latest in a series of bank robberies over the past few months.
In the jurisdiction of Awami Colony police, six gunmen shot dead the guard of a private company and looted Rs 10.5 million from the cash-carrying vehicle on Thursday.
The bandits had set up hurdles on the road to stop the vehicle. The staff inside the vehicle was carrying the salaries of company’s employees.
The company’s guards resisted the robbers but the gunmen opened indiscriminate fire on the vehicle.
Police said that a total amount of Rs 60 million was present inside the vehicle but due to the resistance of guards, the robbers escaped with only Rs 10.5 million.
In a separate incident, armed men boarded a passenger bus near Teen Hatti and looted cell phones, cash and other valuables from the commuters.
On suspicion, police took the bus driver under arrest and interrogated him.
Meanwhile, another attempt to rob a bank was foiled by police in Gulshan-e-Iqbal.
Four armed bandits had entered a private bank branch but the police reached the spot in time and arrested two of them from the spot. However, two suspects managed to flee from the scene.
