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Jaipur: In a robbery attempt, two unknown assailants on Friday opened fire inside Punjab National Bank (PNB) in Rajasthan’s Jaipur injuring the cashier. The incident took place at around 10:00 am in the branch of PNB located at Joshi Marg in Jhotwara area here after two masked miscreants barged the premises with weapons and threatened the employees.
The injured cashier was swiftly rushed to the trauma center in Manipal Hospital, confirmed Kishanlal Vishnoi, SHO, Jhotwara police station, adding that one of the robbers was arrested after a crowd caught him. The SHO said the looters shot at the cashier when he tried to resist their looting plan.
As the accused tried to escape, the people present their managed to catch one of them while the other one managed to escape. One of the looters has been arrested and further investigations are on. However, the other accused is still on the run. An A-category blockade in Jaipur city has been set up to nab the other accused, he added.
Giving information about the robbery bid, police officials said that after hearing the gunshot, the bank employees and people present outside got scared and ran towards the bank. Seeing the crowd the robbers got scared and tried to run away. People chased, caught one of them and beat him. A nearby police van reached the spot and caught one robber, while the other managed to escape.
The police teams are also scrutinising the footages of CCTV cameras to identify the other accused. In this, one of the robbers is seen running away from the spot. Police officials said the CCTV footage shows the accused was injured. DCP West Amit Kumar Budhaniya has appealed to all hospitals to stay careful as one of the looters, who was injured in the incident, might seek medical treatment.
