Digging tunnel to Bank lockers, robbers loot valuables worth Rs 40L

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November 14, 2017

Mumbai, Nov 14: In a heist that could easily be mistaken for a movie plot, a group of robbers dug a 25-feet long tunnel to the lockers of a bank in Mumbai, absconding with valuables worth Rs.40 Lakh.

The robbery took place at a branch of Bank of Baroda in the Juninagar area near Navi Mumbai at some time between Saturday and Sunday, a police officer said. A case has been registered and the police said they are probing the matter, which may have been planned over 5 months ago.

The bank staff discovered the robbery when they went to work on Monday morning and walked in to the locker room to find several vaults open.

The accused robbers, who are yet to be caught, had allegedly rented a shop next to the bank in May. Since then, they reportedly dug the tunnel which stretched to 25-feet, to reach the locker room of the Bank of Baroda branch. The accused allegedly opened 30 of the 225 lockers there, and walked away with valuables worth about Rs. 40 lakh.

The police were notified by the bank staff on Monday, when they went to work after the weekend.

"We are examining the CCTV footages. Even though the exact valuation of the looted items is yet to be ascertained, it appears that valuables worth Rs. 40 lakh have been stolen," the officer said.

"A case under relevant sections of the IPC has been registered at the Sanpada police station," Navi Mumbai Police Commissioner Hemant Nagrale said, adding that a probe is on.

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2 killed, 4 injured in explosion during bomb making in West Bengal

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July 4,2020

Kolkata, Jul 4: Two people were killed and around four injured when the bombs they were allegedly manufacturing went off inside a house in Murshidabad district, a senior police officer said on Saturday.

Their identities were yet to be established as the condition of those injured and undergoing treatment at a hospital was still "critical", he said.

The thatched roof of the house, where they were allegedly making bombs, also blew off in the explosion, which occurred at Suti town in Jangipur subdivision of the district around 9:00 pm on Friday, the officer said.

The house has been damaged completely, and its owner is on the run, he said.

As of now, the wife of the house owner is being questioned in connection with the incident, the officer added.

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U for ‘Ugly’, says alphabet book; 2 teachers suspended in Bengal

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June 12,2020

The West Bengal government has suspended two women teachers in East Burdwan district on the charge of teaching pre-primary students from an English alphabet book consisting of a portion derogatory to the people with a dark complexion.

While presenting the alphabets with corresponding words and images, the book says U is for "Ugly". The illustration printed beside the letter is that of a boy with a dark complexion.

"The book is not part of the textbooks referred by the education department. It was introduced by the school itself. We have zero-tolerance for acts which instil prejudices into the minds of students," Education Minister Partha Chatterjee told reporters here on Thursday.

He said the two teachers of a local municipality-run school have been placed under suspension with immediate effect based on a preliminary investigation and stricter action would be taken against them later.

Though the school is now closed because of the lockdown, the matter came to light when the father of a student of the school was teaching him with the help of that book. He informed other parents and the education department was apprised of the issue, sources said.

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