Bareilly: In a sensational heist, four managed to steal a bag containing Rs 20 lakh from ICICI Bank branch at Civil Lines in the city after a cash depositor of a private agency kept the bag near the cash counter to do some paper work on Thursday afternoon. According to police, the worker of the Cash Management Security came to the bank branch to deposit cash. CCTV footage shows three culprits moving suspiciously close to the cash depositor and one of them lifting the bag and walking out of the bank hurriedly. Another culprit was waiting outside the bank on a motorcycle. All this happened when many customers and bank employees were inside the bank. After lodging FIR, police have started investigation in matter.Superintendent of police (city) Abhinandan Singh said, “CCTV footages at the bank show three culprits were inside the bank and another was outside on a motorcycle. Around 1:30 pm, a private security agency’s cash depositor, Ajit Singh, 32, was seen entering the bank with a cash bag. Ajit claimed that Rs 38.65 lakh was brought to the bank. The cash was brought in in two parcels — Rs 18.65 lakh was in a trunk and another Rs 20 lakh was in the bag, which was kept near the cash counter. Ajit Singh was busy with some paper work when a man lifted it and walked out of the bank.”“A police team is investigating the matter and is conducting raids at various places to nab the four accused. An FIR under the section 379 (punishment for theft) of IPC against the four unidentified men has been lodged at the Kotwali police station,” the SP added.Ajit Singh, cash depositor at Cash Management Security (CMS), said, “I had collected the cash from UP roadways' bus depot in the city. I kept the bag of money near the cash counter inside the bank and got busy with some paper work. A minute later, I found the cash bag missing and raised an alarm. I have been working for the agency for the past five year.”Bank security guard Jai Pal Singh said, “When the cash van arrived, I was standing near the door. I saw Ajit Singh bringing the bag of money into the bank. The incident took place all of a sudden, and before I realised what was happening, the culprits ran away with the bag of money.”Shivanshu Agarwal, branch head of ICICI Bank, said, “This is the first time that such an incident has happened in our branch. After the incident, I immediately dialled 100 and also informed the CMS branch head, Sunil Kothari. I collected the CCTV footage and shown it to the police.”Talking to TOI, Kothari said, “CMS agency was established in Bareilly in 2003, and this is first such incident since the establishment of CMS system.”

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