Overview
- The robbery at the Bank of Maharashtra’s Barbil branch in Keonjhar occurred between about 1:55 pm and 2:15 pm, with five to six masked men fleeing on motorcycles.
- Police say the assailants posed as customers, brandished firearms, locked staff and customers, and removed the CCTV DVR after damaging cameras.
- Loss estimates conflict, with one report citing gold jewellery worth over Rs 5 crore and Rs 5 lakh cash, while an earlier preliminary figure listed about Rs 4 lakh cash and roughly 3.7 kg of gold.
- Investigators have launched a case to identify and arrest the suspects, and authorities have not announced any recoveries.
- The branch was operating with two employees and no security guard, according to police and the branch manager.