“He (unidentified person) directly came into the cash officer’s room and pretended to need a gold loan but took out a knife, threatened (the officer) and decamped with Rs 6.5 lakh cash,” Narasapuram sub-divisional police officer K Ravi Manohara Chary told PTI.
The mask-wearing man was also sporting a cap, presumably to conceal his identity.
On preliminary investigation, Chary said the police found that the robber had carried out a recce of the Joysula Street SBI branch for about three hours before striking when two women employees were counting cash.
He said only three women were in the bank when the robbery took place -- a cash officer and an attendant, and another woman officer in her cabin, whereas the bank manager was not present at that time.
Police are hunting for the robber who is still on the run and also registered a case under IPC Section 392 for robbery.
Published 02 November 2023, 10:22 IST