59 kg of jewellery stolen from bank in Karnataka's Vijayapura district

Vijayapura: In a daring burglary, around 59 kg of jewellery and cash worth Rs 5.20 lakh were stolen from the Canara Bank branch in Managuli town, Vijayapura district.

Superintendent of Police Lakshman Nimbargi said that eight teams had been formed to nab the culprits. The theft took place between May 23 and May 25 and the senior manager of the bank lodged a complaint on May 26, he said.

Thieves broke the lock and window grills to enter the bank building. Once inside, they opened the safe locker, cut the iron rods and made away with the jewellery.

The SP said the network video recorder of the CCTV cameras installed within the bank premises was also taken away.