Prompt action by a 27-year-old police constable foiled the biggest-ever robbery attempt in the country. Had he not opened fire, robbers would have looted Rs 925 crore from a city-based bank branch on Monday night.
About 13 armed, masked robbers reached the branch in C-Scheme area around 2.30 am, overpowered the private guard and tried to open the shutter gate. Alarmed at the commotion, constable Sitaram – who was on duty inside the bank – opened fire, forcing the gang to flee.
BCCL