Overview
- A masked man threw red chilli powder into the eyes of staff at the State Bank of India Sakkardara branch in south Nagpur on Thursday evening, grabbed cash from the counter and ran out.
- Officers tracked and intercepted the suspect within about 30 minutes, arrested him roughly 1 km from the branch and recovered the full sum reported by police of roughly ₹4.0–4.53 lakh.
- Authorities identified the accused as 28-year-old Suraj Bhojraj Borkar, a B.Sc. graduate who is reported to be unemployed and is currently being questioned by investigators.
- CCTV footage that circulated widely shows the man entering with his face covered, throwing a green packet of chilli powder at employees, jumping the counter to seize the cash and fleeing while staff sought safety.
- Police have registered a theft case and are probing how the suspect learned of the cash movement, whether he acted alone, and whether branch procedures or on-site security need immediate change.