2 women try to snatch Rs 50,000 from customer in bank, held

  • | Tuesday | 11th December, 2018

However, Prakash realised what had happened and raised an alarm and called the cops on the police control room. Meanwhile, an FIR of theft has been registered against the duo. The police team recovered the money from their possession and subsequently arrested them.SHO (Sihani Gate) Sanjay Kumar Pandey said an inquiry into their past crime is being done. GHAZIABAD: Two women have been arrested for trying to steal Rs 50,000 from a retired guard inside the Punjab National Bank (PNB) branch in Patel Nagar on Monday.Police said the accused would pose as bank customers and flee after stealing money from unsuspecting targets.The accused have been identified as Ajodha (40) and Akshita (19), residents of Raipur in Madhya Pradesh.Cops are not certain if the women are related. Om Prakash (61), a resident of Gukhna Mor, had retired from the post of the security guard from Sahkari Samiti last year.Due to some renovation and expansion work going on at his house he needed the money.On Monday afternoon he had gone to Patel Nagar branch of PNB and withdrew Rs 1.5 lakh from his account.The two women were standing right behind him in a queue in the bank and as soon as Prakash put the money in his bag and turned to complete the rest of withdrawal-related formalities.Ajodha sneaked a bundle of Rs 50,000 out of his bag and gave it to Akshita, who hid it in her blazer.

GHAZIABAD: Two women have been arrested for trying to steal Rs 50,000 from a retired guard inside the Punjab National Bank (PNB) branch in Patel Nagar on Monday.Police said the accused would pose as bank customers and flee after stealing money from unsuspecting targets.The accused have been identified as Ajodha (40) and Akshita (19), residents of Raipur in Madhya Pradesh.Cops are not certain if the women are related. Om Prakash (61), a resident of Gukhna Mor, had retired from the post of the security guard from Sahkari Samiti last year.Due to some renovation and expansion work going on at his house he needed the money.On Monday afternoon he had gone to Patel Nagar branch of PNB and withdrew Rs 1.5 lakh from his account.The two women were standing right behind him in a queue in the bank and as soon as Prakash put the money in his bag and turned to complete the rest of withdrawal-related formalities.Ajodha sneaked a bundle of Rs 50,000 out of his bag and gave it to Akshita, who hid it in her blazer. However, Prakash realised what had happened and raised an alarm and called the cops on the police control room. The police team recovered the money from their possession and subsequently arrested them.SHO (Sihani Gate) Sanjay Kumar Pandey said an inquiry into their past crime is being done. Meanwhile, an FIR of theft has been registered against the duo.

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