Ranchi Sep 4 (IANS) Armed criminals looted Rs 90 lakh from a bank in Jharkhand s Deoghar district on Monday police said.
According to police a gang of eight unidentified criminals barged into United Bank of India (UBI) branch at the Azad roundabout in Deoghar and took cash from the bank s cash chest at gunpoint.
The criminals also looted cash from customers and also took away the CCTV footage when they fled.
The bank had opened on Monday after two-day holiday.
Police have launched operation to arrest the criminals.
In another incident criminals looted Rs 3 lakh from a petrol pump from Chattarapur of Palamu district.
--IANS
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