Robbers loot Rs 20 lakh from SBI at gunpoint in Odisha

BARIPADA: In a daring heist, five robbers struck the State Bank of India (SBI) branch in Mayurbhanj’s Bahalda and looted Rs 20 lakh at gunpoint after assaulting the bank staff on Thursday morning.

The branch manager and staff suffered injuries when they tried to offer resistance. They were later hospitalised.

The robbery took place around 10 am, a little after the bank had opened for the day’s operation. In the next 30 minutes time, the criminals had completed the robbery and fled before police could even get a whiff of the incident.