Karachi: Rs1m Looted in 2021’s First Bank Heist
Three to four armed men robbed the MCB Bank branch near Do Minute Chowrangi, held security guards at gunpoint and walked off with over Rs1 million.
Three to four armed men robbed the MCB Bank branch near Do Minute Chowrangi, held security guards at gunpoint and walked off with over Rs1 million on Wednesday in the first bank heist of the current year.
The robbers also hit two bank guards in the head with their rifle when they tried to put up resistance, the officials said.
The SSP said that the robbers managed to escape from the crime scene after taking away the bike of a citizen. However, allegedly, in a state of panic, they left their own vehicle.
Special Investigation Unit (SIU) SSP Haider Raza told the media that it appeared that this bank heist seemed to be carried out by a new group of robbers. He said that the robbers took away a total of Rs1,035,000.
The SIU launched an investigation into the incident, obtained the CCTV footage and other evidence from the crime scene.
The CCTV footage of the incident shows two robbers escaping from the bank. The robbers were dressed in shalwar kameez and one of them was armed with a Kalashnikov rifle while the other carried a pistol.
One of the robbers also opened fire towards a guard but missed. A shot was also heard from the guards’ side nevertheless, the robbers escaped safely.
The security guards, identified as Sher Ali and Khayal Mohammed, were shifted to the Abbasi Shaheed Hospital for treatment.
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