The Karnataka Police have sought public assistance to trace the bike-borne assailants who shot dead a security guard and decamped with Rs 93 lakh meant to be loaded at an ATM in Bidar on January 16.
The two suspects, both hailing from Bihar, fired six rounds at the security personnel who were part of the cash loading team of the State Bank of India (SBI) at Shivaji Chowk, before fleeing with the cash. In the attack, one guard was killed while another was injured.
The Bidar police said that the suspects, identified as Aman Kumar, and Alok Kumar, aka Ashutosh or Ambani, both from Vaishali district, are wanted in connection with the robbery-cum-murder.
The Bidar Police have promised to keep the informants’ identities confidential. Anyone with relevant information can contact DIGP Kalaburagi (94808 00030), SP Bidar (94808 03401), or DSP Bidar (94808 03420), the police said.
The district police had formed eight teams and launched a search for the accused in Hyderabad. The police now suspect that the accused had fled to North India.
According to the police, the masked criminals fired six rounds at the guards and their vehicle. Before opening fire, they threw chili powder at the guards.
In the attack, 40-year-old guard Giri Venkatesh from Chidri, Bidar, was killed on the spot, while another guard, Shivakumar, sustained severe injuries. The robbers then fled with a trunk containing Rs 93 lakh in cash.
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Despite local residents raising an alarm and pelting stones to stop the criminals, the assailants managed to escape on their motorcycles.
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