Robbers struck at private bank in Raigarh, loot cash and gold after attacking manager

They attacked the bank manager with a sharp weapon on his leg while demanding keys to the locker room. The miscreants fled after looting the cash and gold ornaments and bars, police said.

Armed robbers struck at a private bank in Raigarh city in Chhattisgarh on Tuesday morning and decamped with cash and gold after injuring the bank manager, police said.

The exact value of the cash and gold looted in the incident is yet to be ascertained.

The incident occurred at around 9.30 am at Jagatpur branch of Axis Bank under the city Kotwali police station limits, said Raigarh senior superintendent of police Sadanand Kumar.

"Around six to seven robbers entered the bank and held bank employees as hostages in a room," he said.

They attacked the bank manager with a sharp weapon on his leg while demanding keys to the locker room. The miscreants fled after looting the cash and gold ornaments and bars, the officer said.

After being alerted, police reached the spot. The bank manager was rushed to a nearby hospital where his condition is said to be stable, he said.

Police said around Rs 7 crore in cash and gold worth about Rs 1.5 crore was kept in the strong room of the bank when the robbery occurred.

A case has been registered and efforts are on to nab the robbers, he added.

Police from neighbouring Odisha and Jharkhand have also been informed about the incident to nab the robbers.