Lucknow: 3 gunned down outside ATM, Rs 50 lakh looted

February 27, 2015

Lucknow, Feb 27: In a brazen attack, two masked assailants today shot dead three persons carrying bank money in a busy commercial area here and decamped with Rs 50 lakh after opening fire to scare away shocked onlookers, police said.shootout

The criminals came on a motorcycle around noon when cash was about to be loaded in an ATM of a private bank in Babuganj locality in Hasanganj area close to Lucknow University campus, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Yashasvi Yadav said.

The duo opened fire indisriminately from point blank range at three persons, including two private guards. Two persons died on the spot, while another died in hospital during treatment, he said.

The deceased were identified as Anil Singh (40), Arun Kumar (45) and Avinash Shukla (35).

Taking serious note of the incident, Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav directed Director General of Police (DGP) A K Jain to personally monitor the progress in the investigation and ensure that the case be cracked within 15 days and the money is recovered. He also announced compensation of Rs 5 lakh each to the kin of the deceased.

Dazed witnesses said they heard a burst of gun shots and before they could realise what had happened, the criminals fled on the motorcyle.

The incident sent shock waves across the state capital as it came at a time when 'Police Week', organised by UP Indian Police Service (IPS) Association, began today.

As panic gripped the area, police swung into action and cordoned off the entire place and constituted 16 teams to track down the culprits.

"We have taken the incident as a challenge and formed 16 teams to work on different angles to crack the case. Some valuable camera feed have been obtained. We are working on it," the SSP said.

IG Zaqi Ahmed, DIG R K Chaturvedi and the SSP besides other senior officers rushed to the spot.

Gory pictures of the three bullet riddled bodies went viral on news channels which also showed one of them lying inside the ATM in a pool of blood with wads of currency notes in the denomination of Rs 500 lying next to him.

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June 7,2020

Bengaluru, Jun 7: A 27-year-old man was allegedly killed using deadly weapons by unidentified people here, police said.

The incident took place at deceased, Arvind's rented house in LBS Nagar inside HAL police station limits.

According to police, Arvind is an accused in a criminal case and recently walked out of jail on bail. 

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January 28,2020

Nagpur, Jan 28: A 19-year-old woman was allegedly raped and an iron rod was inserted in her private parts by a man in the Pardi area here, police said on Monday.

The gruesome incident took place on January 21 and the accused, Yogilal Rahangdale (52), was arrested from Gondia district, they said.

The accused was working as a supervisor in a spinning mill where the woman was employed as a labourer, the police said.

The woman, her brother, the accused and another girl lived in rented accommodations in Pardi.

Inspector Sunil Chavan of the Pardi police station said that the woman's brother and her female friend had gone to their village on January 21 for some work.

As the woman was alone at home, Rahangdale attempted to rape her in the night. When she resisted, he stuffed a piece of cloth in her mouth, he said.

When she fell unconscious, the accused raped her and inserted an iron rod in her private parts, Chavan said, quoting from the complaint filed by the victim.

She narrated the incident to her brother on January 24 and they subsequently lodged a complaint with the police.

An offence was registered against the accused at the Pardi police station.

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June 8,2020

New Delhi, Jun 8: A 10-month-old girl allegedly lost her life in an accident in West Delhi's Tilak Nagar area, the police said on Sunday.

"The incident took place when the baby was in the compound of the parking area at the ground floor of her residence and the driver of Mercedes Benz was reversing the car," a police official said.

The deceased was identified as Radhika, whose father Rakesh used to work as the security guard in the said residence.

The unfortunate incident occurred at around 3.30 p.m. in the afternoon following which the baby was rushed to Deen Dayal Upadhyay (DDU) Hospital where she was declared brought dead.

The owner of the said Mercedes Benz SUV is identified as Jassbir Singh who is into elevator business. At the time of the incident, his driver Akhilesh was driving the said vehicle.

"The offending vehicle has also been taken into possession and the FSL team is being summoned for inspection. Investigation in this matter is underway," said Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) West Delhi.

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