SHAMLI: A masked man casually walked into the cabin of the manager of a private bank in UP’s Shamli with a “suicide note and a bag” around 2pm on Tuesday, claiming he had an outstanding home loan of Rs 38.5 lakh and faced imminent property auction which would make his children homeless.
He sat in the cabin for about 30 minutes and engaged the manager in a conversation regarding a loan.Suddenly, he told the manager that he was carrying a gun and demanded Rs 40 lakh, threatening to either kill himself or the manager if his demand was not met.
Fearing for his life, the manager called the cashier and quickly handed over Rs 40 lakh to the man, who then left the premises. There were around 25-26 people, including 10-12 staffers, at the Axis Bank branch when the incident happened. The manager and the cashier escorted the robber out as he had put the “gun” on the manager’s back.
Shamli SP Ramsevak Gautam said, “The incident took place at the main branch of the bank at Dheemanpura in Shamli. Branch manager, Naman Jain, could not identify the robber, and did not see the weapon. However, a guard at the bank claimed the suspect had a firearm.”
The SP said, “Special teams are working on this case. They are looking into all possible angles and are questioning the bank staff. “We are yet to receive a formal complaint from the bank.”
Police said a case has been registered in the matter.