A bank in Mumbai was robbed on Wednesday evening and an employee was shot dead and this shocking incident was captured on surveillance cameras.
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Two assailants barged into an unguarded SBI branch at Dahisar and shot dead a helper attached to the bank Sandesh Gomane (25). The assailants then went in to threaten the cashier at gunpoint and fled with Rs 2.5 lakh in cash.
According to the police, the incident took place at 3.27pm, three minutes before the bank's closing time. At the time of the incident, there was no security personnel guarding the bank, while its shutter was also half closed. Gomane who as per the CCTV footage approached the assailants was hit in the chest at a close range and collapsed.
The duo slipped out of the bank barefoot at 3.29 pm, two minutes after entering the bank. Since the two went straight the cashier and seemed to be familiar with the layout, the police suspect that they may have carried out a recce earlier.
The bank, located at Gurukul society at Dahisar West near railway station, is a small branch with only 8 to 10 employees. which include three women.